Vacuum fluctuations and radiation reaction in radiative processes of entangled states

TL;DR

This paper analyzes how vacuum fluctuations and radiation reaction influence the decay of entangled two-level atoms interacting with a quantum electromagnetic field, clarifying their roles in radiative processes.

Contribution

It provides a detailed analysis of vacuum fluctuations and radiation reaction contributions to entangled atom decay, a topic not thoroughly explored before.

Findings

Vacuum fluctuations and radiation reaction have distinct impacts on decay rates.

The study clarifies the relative importance of each contribution in entangled states.

Results may have implications for quantum information and entanglement preservation.

Abstract

We investigate radiative processes of inertial two-level atoms in an entangled state interacting with a quantum electromagnetic field. Our intention is to clarify and to analyze the contributions of vacuum fluctuations and radiation reaction to the decay rate of the entangled state. The possible relevance of the findings in the present work is discussed.