Entangled particles in curved spacetime

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The discussion revolves around the behavior of entangled particles in the context of curved spacetime, particularly focusing on how measurements made by observers in different gravitational fields might relate to one another. It explores theoretical implications and the role of gravity in quantum mechanics.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant questions whether there are mainstream answers regarding entangled particles in a gravitational field and proposes a method involving parallel transport to determine measurement directions for Alice and Bob.
  • Another participant suggests that entanglement may not be crucial and discusses the movement of a single particle in curved spacetime, indicating that solving the wave equation is necessary to find the state after movement.
  • A third participant introduces the concept of atom interferometers as sensors of gravity, questioning the quantitative effects of gravity on quantum mechanics and specifically on spin.
  • A later reply asserts that the effects of gravity on spin are known, referencing the Dirac equation in curved spacetime as a basis for this knowledge.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the importance of entanglement and the known effects of gravity on quantum mechanics, indicating that multiple competing perspectives remain without a clear consensus.

Contextual Notes

There are unresolved aspects regarding the specific effects of gravity on quantum states and the assumptions underlying the proposed methods for measurement direction determination.

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i do not know if the question about entangled particles has found mainstream answers;
Suppose that pairs of maximally entangled particles are shared by Bob and Alice in a time independent gravitational field. Bob measures the spin in the direction of far fixed stars. There is a direction in which Alice would get the same results. how to find it ? with a parallel transport? in the direction of the same fixed stars?
 
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To answer this, entanglement is not important. You can consider just one particle prepared initially in the state ##|+_z\rangle##, where ##z## denotes the ##z##-direction with respect to some local tetrad defined at the place where the particle is prepared. The particle is then moved to some other position in spacetime and the goal is to find the state after moving the particle. For that purpose you must solve the wave equation (e.g. Dirac equation for spin 1/2) in curved spacetime. I would guess the final answer can be approximated with a result obtained by parallel transport along the semiclassical trajectory of the particle, but I'm not certain about that.
 
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anuttarasammyak said:
Or is gravity effect on spin yet unknown ?
It's not unknown. For example, we know the Dirac equation in curved spacetime.
 
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