Entanglement generation by electric field background

Journal Article · Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Annals of Physics (New York)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AOP.2014.09.002· OSTI ID:22403473

Ebadi, Zahra; Mirza, Behrouz

The quantum vacuum is unstable under the influence of an external electric field and decays into pairs of charged particles, a process which is known as the Schwinger pair production. We propose and demonstrate that this electric field can generate entanglement. Using the Schwinger pair production for constant and pulsed electric fields, we study entanglement for scalar particles with zero spins and Dirac fermions. One can observe the variation of the entanglement produced for bosonic and fermionic modes with respect to different parameters.

• OSTI ID: 22403473
• Journal Information: Annals of Physics (New York), Vol. 351; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-4916
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
CHARGED PARTICLES
ELECTRIC FIELDS
FERMIONS
PAIR PRODUCTION
QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT
QUANTUM INFORMATION
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
SPIN