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Natural entanglement in Bose-Einstein condensates

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Centre for Quantum Computation, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU (United Kingdom)
It is shown that every zero-temperature Bose-Einstein condensate is a highly entangled state, as a consequence of the fact that the particles in a condensate are distributed over space in a coherent way. In particular, any two regions within a condensate of finite particle number are entangled. This entanglement does not depend on the distance between the two regions. Criteria for the presence of entanglement are derived in the context of interference experiments. For separable states there is a trade-off between fluctuations in particle number and interference visibility.
OSTI ID:
20632278
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 66; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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