Quantum discord and steering in top quarks at the LHC

TL;DR

This paper explores quantum correlations like discord and steering in top quarks at the LHC, revealing their presence and potential to detect new physics beyond the Standard Model.

Contribution

It extends the study of quantum correlations in top quarks by analyzing quantum discord and steering, which had not been thoroughly examined before.

Findings

Quantum discord and steering are present in top quarks at the LHC.

Quantum discord can be measured directly following its original definition.

Steering ellipsoids can be reconstructed experimentally.

Abstract

Top quarks have been recently shown to be a promising system to study quantum information at the highest-energy scale available. The current lines of research mostly discuss topics such as entanglement, Bell nonlocality or quantum tomography. Here, we provide the full picture of quantum correlations in top quarks by studying also quantum discord and steering. We find that both phenomena are present at the LHC. In particular, quantum discord in a separable quantum state is expected to be detected with high-statistical significance. Interestingly, due to the singular nature of the measurement process, quantum discord can be measured following its original definition, and the steering ellipsoid can be experimentally reconstructed, both highly-demanding measurements in conventional setups. In contrast to entanglement, the asymmetric nature of quantum discord and steering can provide witnesses of $CP$-violating physics beyond the Standard Model.