Entanglement based tomography to probe new macroscopic forces

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: Barker, Peter F, Bose, Sougato, Marshman, Ryan J, Mazumdar, Anupam
• Format: Paper Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 29.07.2022
• Subjects: Couplings; Electromagnetic interactions; Physics; Physics - General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology; Physics - High Energy Physics - Phenomenology; Physics - Quantum Physics; Quantum entanglement; Tomography
• ISSN: 2331-8422
• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2203.00038

Quantum entanglement provides a novel way to test short distance physics in the non-relativistic regime. We will provide a protocol to {\it potentially} test new physics by bringing two charged massive particle interferometers adjacent to each other. Being charged, the two superpositions will be entangled via electromagnetic interactions mediated by the photons, including the Coulomb and the Casimir-Polder potential. We will bring a method of {\it entanglement based tomography} to seek time evolution of very small entanglement phases to probe new physical effects mediated by {\it hitherto unknown macroscopic force} which might be responsible for entangling the two charged superpositions modelled by the Yukawa type potential. We will be able to constrain the Yukawa couplings \(\alpha \geq 10^{-35}\) for \(r\geq 10^{-6}\)m for new physics occurring in the electromagnetic sector, and in the gravitational potential \(\alpha_g \geq 10^{-8}\) for \(r \geq 10^{-6}\)m. Furthermore, our protocol can also constrain the axion like particle mass and coupling, which is complimentary to the existing experimental bounds.