Quantum Entanglement is Quantum: ZZ Production at the LHC
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| author | Gonçalves, Dorival Kaladharan, Ajay Krauss, Frank Navarro, Alberto |
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| contents | Polarization and spin correlations in diboson systems serve as powerful tools for precision tests and searches for new physics. Recently, interpreting these observables through the lens of quantum information, for instance by examining whether the diboson systems exhibit entanglement, has introduced a compelling new dimension to these studies. We analyze the angular coefficients in the processes $pp\to e^+e^-μ^+μ^-$ and $h\to e^+e^-μ^+μ^-$, incorporating higher-order QCD and electroweak corrections. Guided by the fundamental properties of the spin density matrix, we assess the stability of the two-qutrit interpretation under radiative effects. For the $pp \to e^+e^-μ^+μ^-$ process, NLO QCD corrections preserve the two-qutrit structure but weaken entanglement indicators, an effect that can be partially mitigated by jet binning. In contrast, electroweak corrections introduce non-factorizable contributions that modify the quantum properties of the system. While these effects can be largely depleted by selecting events with a double-resonant $ZZ$ structure, such a kinematic handle is not available for Higgs decays. In the $h \to e^+e^-μ^+μ^-$ channel, singly-resonant NLO electroweak corrections substantially distort the angular coefficients, challenging the description of these events as a two-qutrit system. |
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| spellingShingle | Quantum Entanglement is Quantum: ZZ Production at the LHC Gonçalves, Dorival Kaladharan, Ajay Krauss, Frank Navarro, Alberto High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Experiment Quantum Physics Polarization and spin correlations in diboson systems serve as powerful tools for precision tests and searches for new physics. Recently, interpreting these observables through the lens of quantum information, for instance by examining whether the diboson systems exhibit entanglement, has introduced a compelling new dimension to these studies. We analyze the angular coefficients in the processes $pp\to e^+e^-μ^+μ^-$ and $h\to e^+e^-μ^+μ^-$, incorporating higher-order QCD and electroweak corrections. Guided by the fundamental properties of the spin density matrix, we assess the stability of the two-qutrit interpretation under radiative effects. For the $pp \to e^+e^-μ^+μ^-$ process, NLO QCD corrections preserve the two-qutrit structure but weaken entanglement indicators, an effect that can be partially mitigated by jet binning. In contrast, electroweak corrections introduce non-factorizable contributions that modify the quantum properties of the system. While these effects can be largely depleted by selecting events with a double-resonant $ZZ$ structure, such a kinematic handle is not available for Higgs decays. In the $h \to e^+e^-μ^+μ^-$ channel, singly-resonant NLO electroweak corrections substantially distort the angular coefficients, challenging the description of these events as a two-qutrit system. |
| title | Quantum Entanglement is Quantum: ZZ Production at the LHC |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Experiment Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.12125 |