Influence of dark matter on quantum entanglement and coherence in curved spacetime

TL;DR

This paper explores how perfect fluid dark matter influences quantum entanglement and coherence near black holes, revealing that PFDM can both enhance and degrade quantum properties depending on its density and the type of quantum field.

Contribution

It provides the first analysis of the effects of perfect fluid dark matter on quantum entanglement and coherence in curved spacetime, highlighting differences between fermionic and bosonic fields.

Findings

PFDM can either enhance or degrade quantum entanglement and coherence.

Bosonic entanglement is more affected by PFDM than fermionic entanglement.

Fermionic coherence shows a stronger dependence on PFDM than bosonic coherence.

Abstract

Dark matter (DM) remains undetected, and developing theoretical models such as the promising perfect fluid dark matter (PFDM) is a key challenge in modern cosmology. In this work, we investigate the quantum characteristics of PFDM by analyzing the behavior of quantum entanglement and coherence for both fermionic and bosonic fields near a Schwarzschild black hole embedded in a PFDM halo. Our results reveal that PFDM can either enhance or degrade quantum entanglement and coherence, depending sensitively on its density. Notably, bosonic entanglement shows greater susceptibility to PFDM effects compared to fermionic entanglement, while fermionic coherence exhibits a stronger dependence on PFDM than its bosonic counterpart. These findings highlight the necessity of selecting appropriate quantum probes for DM detection based on the type of quantum resources, as different quantum fields exhibit significantly different responses to PFDM in curved spacetime.