Does anti-Unruh effect assist quantum entanglement and coherence?

In this paper, we use the concepts of quantum entanglement and coherence to analyze the Unruh and anti-Unruh effects based on the model of Unruh–DeWitt detector. For the first time, we find that (i) the Unruh effect reduces quantum entanglement but enhances quantum coherence; (ii) the anti-Unruh eff...

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Main Authors: Shu-Min Wu, Xiao-Wei Teng, Jin-Xuan Li, Hao-Sheng Zeng, Tonghua Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ad3d7b
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Summary:In this paper, we use the concepts of quantum entanglement and coherence to analyze the Unruh and anti-Unruh effects based on the model of Unruh–DeWitt detector. For the first time, we find that (i) the Unruh effect reduces quantum entanglement but enhances quantum coherence; (ii) the anti-Unruh effect enhances quantum entanglement but reduces quantum coherence. This surprising result refutes the notion that the Unruh effect can only destroy quantum entanglement and coherence simultaneously, and that the anti-Unruh can only protect quantum resources. Consequently, it opens up a new source for discovering experimental evidence supporting the existence of the Unruh and anti-Unruh effects.
ISSN:1367-2630