Gravitationally-induced Conversion of Local Coherence to Entanglement

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2602.09900v1
• Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:37:51 GMT
• Title: Gravitationally-induced Conversion of Local Coherence to Entanglement
• Authors: Hazhir Dolatkhah, Shahriar Salimi, Soroush Haseli,
• Abstract summary: We analyze the mechanism of gravitationally-induced entanglement from the perspective of quantum resource theory.<n>We show that the gravitational interaction acts as a unitary channel, redistributing quantum resources between two spatially superposed masses.
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• Abstract: In recent years, the quantum nature of gravity has attracted significant attention as one of the most important problems in modern physics. Here, we analyze the mechanism of gravitationally-induced entanglement from the perspective of quantum resource theory. Building on the framework of Bose et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 240401 (2017)], we show that the gravitational interaction acts as a unitary channel, redistributing quantum resources between two spatially superposed masses. Specifically, we demonstrate that the resulting bipartite entanglement originates from the coherent conversion of local quantum coherence -- initially present in each subsystem -- into shared non-local correlations. We derive exact, analytical complementarity relations quantifying this conversion, link the decay of local coherence directly to the growth of entanglement, and support these findings with numerical simulations. Our results clarify the underlying mechanism and establish gravity as a coherence-to-entanglement conversion channel, offering a refined interpretive basis for forthcoming experimental tests. Crucially, we show that initial coherence is a necessary condition for entanglement generation and that its degree bounds the maximum achievable entanglement, with maximal entanglement requiring initial maximal coherence.

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