Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: A bstract We investigate the relativistic dynamics of quantum entanglement in a four-qubit cluster ( CL 4 ) state using a fully operational Unruh-DeWitt detector framework. Contrary to the widely held expectation that the Unruh effect inevitably degrades initially maximal entanglement, we demonstrate that the 1 – 3 bipartite entanglement of the CL 4 state remains strictly maximal for all accelerations, including the infinite-acceleration limit. This result uncovers a previously unexplored phenomenon, namely the “complete freezing of initially maximal entanglement” under relativistic motion. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first identification and systematic characterization of such a phenomenon within a relativistic framework. These findings overturn the conventional view that acceleration universally diminishes maximal entanglement and establish the CL 4 state as a promising resource for quantum information processing in non-inertial or curved-spacetime settings.
Source: Journal of High Energy Physics
Authors: Si-Han Li, Hui-Chen Yang, Rui-Yang Xu, Shu-Min Wu
Institution: Liaoning Normal University
Language: English
Subfield: Artificial Intelligence
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Award: G4999204874
OpenAlex ID: W7140192645