Measuring Decoherence Due to Quantum Vacuum Fluctuations
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| author | Gundhi, Anirudh Ulbricht, Hendrik |
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| contents | The interaction of a particle with vacuum fluctuations--which theoretically exist even in the complete absence of matter--can lead to observable irreversible decoherence if it were possible to switch on and off the particle charge suddenly. We compute the leading order decoherence effect for such a scenario and propose an experimental setup for its detection. Such a measurement might provide further insights into the nature of vacuum fluctuations and a novel precision test for the decoherence theory. |
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| spellingShingle | Measuring Decoherence Due to Quantum Vacuum Fluctuations Gundhi, Anirudh Ulbricht, Hendrik Quantum Physics Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory The interaction of a particle with vacuum fluctuations--which theoretically exist even in the complete absence of matter--can lead to observable irreversible decoherence if it were possible to switch on and off the particle charge suddenly. We compute the leading order decoherence effect for such a scenario and propose an experimental setup for its detection. Such a measurement might provide further insights into the nature of vacuum fluctuations and a novel precision test for the decoherence theory. |
| title | Measuring Decoherence Due to Quantum Vacuum Fluctuations |
| topic | Quantum Physics Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.17928 |