Entanglement, holonomic constraints, and the quantization of fundamental interactions

We provide a proof for the necessity of quantizing fundamental interactions demonstrating that a quantum version is needed for any non trivial conservative interaction whose strength depends on the relative distance between two objects. Our proof is based on a consistency argument that in the presen...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scientific reports 2019-08, Vol.9 (1), p.11362-7, Article 11362
Hauptverfasser: Giampaolo, Salvatore Marco, Macrì, Tommaso
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We provide a proof for the necessity of quantizing fundamental interactions demonstrating that a quantum version is needed for any non trivial conservative interaction whose strength depends on the relative distance between two objects. Our proof is based on a consistency argument that in the presence of a classical field two interacting objects in a separable state could not develop entanglement. This requirement can be cast in the form of a holonomic constraint that cannot be satisfied by generic interparticle potentials. Extending this picture of local holonomic constraints, we design a protocol that allows to measure the terms of a multipole expansion of the interaction of two composite bodies. The results presented in this work can pave the way for a study of fundamental interactions based on the analysis of entanglement properties.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-019-47844-8