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Testing the effects of gravity and motion on quantum entanglement in space-based experiments

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Angela White

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Abstract

We propose an experiment to test the effects of gravity and acceleration on quantum entanglement in space-based setups. We show that the entanglement between excitations of two Bose-Einstein condensates is degraded after one of them undergoes a change in the gravitational field strength. This prediction can be tested if the condensates are initially entangled in two separate satellites while being in the same orbit and then one of them moves to a different orbit. We show that the effect is observable in a typical orbital manoeuvre of nanosatellites like CanX4 and CanX5.

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Author(s): Bruschi DE, Sabin C, White A, Baccetti V, Oi DKL, Fuentes I

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: New Journal of Physics

Year: 2014

Volume: 16

Print publication date: 01/05/2014

Online publication date: 21/05/2014

Acceptance date: 17/04/2014

Date deposited: 06/08/2015

ISSN (electronic): 1367-2630

Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/16/5/053041

DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/16/5/053041

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