Radiative process of tripartite entangled probes in inertial motion

TL;DR

This paper investigates how the radiative process of tripartite entangled quantum probes in inertial motion is influenced by their initial configuration, motion, switching scenarios, and thermal environment, providing insights for minimizing decoherence.

Contribution

It introduces a detailed analysis of the radiative behavior of tripartite entangled probes considering various configurations, motions, and environmental factors, extending understanding of quantum decoherence effects.

Findings

Radiative process depends on initial probe configuration and velocity direction.

Thermal environment significantly affects the radiative behavior.

Different switching scenarios alter the decoherence dynamics.

Abstract

We study the radiative process of three entangled quantum probes initially prepared in a tripartite W state. As a basic set-up, we consider the probes to be inertial in flat spacetime and investigate how the radiative process is affected by different probe configurations. We take the quantum probes as either static or moving with uniform velocities and consider different switching scenarios. Our main observation confirms that the radiative process depends distinctively on the initial configuration in which the probes are arranged, as well as on the direction of the probe velocity. We also extend our analysis to a thermal environment, thereby simulating a more realistic background. We thoroughly discuss the effects due to different switchings, the thermal background, and probe motion on the radiative process of these tripartite entangled probes. We also comment on how the observations from this work can help prepare a set-up least affected by quantum decoherence.