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On the Significance of Interferometric Revivals for the Fundamental Description of Gravity

Kirill Streltsov, Julen S. Pedernales, Martin B. Plenio

2022Universe36 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

We show that an interaction between a harmonic oscillator and a two-level test mass (TLTM) mediated by a local operations and classical communication (LOCC) channel produces a signature that in (D. Carney et al., PRX Quantum 2, 030330 (2021)) is claimed to be exclusively reserved for channels that can transmit quantum information. We provide an explicit example based on a measurement-and-feedback channel, explain where the proof of Carney et al. fails, discuss to what degree setups of this type can test the nature of the gravitational interaction and remark on some fundamental implications that an LOCC model of gravity may have in black hole physics.

Topics & Concepts

PhysicsTheoretical physicsInterferometryQuantum gravityGravitationQuantumQuantum mechanicsClassical mechanicsQuantum Mechanics and ApplicationsMechanical and Optical ResonatorsQuantum Information and Cryptography