2013/04/03 by S. Bose, Sougato Bose, Dipankar Home +1
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Mechanical and Optical Resonators #Quantum Information and Cryptography #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #quant-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.110.140404
published as Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 140404 (2013) · Published Version. 5 pages, 1 figure, Superscedes arXiv:quant-ph/0505217
openalex publication_date 2013/04/03 · arxiv created 2013/04/04 · arxiv updated 2013/04/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We point out an earlier unnoticed implication of quantum indistinguishability, namely, a property which we call "dualism" that characterizes the entanglement of two identical particles (say, two ions of the same species)--a feature which is absent in the entanglement of two nonidentical particles (say, two ions of different species). A crucial application of this property is that it can be used to test quantum indistinguishability without bringing the relevant particles together, thereby avoiding the effects of mutual interaction. This is in contrast to the existing tests of quantum indistinguishability. Such a scheme, being independent of the nature and strength of mutual interactions of the identical particles involved, has potential applications, including the probing of the transition from quantum indistinguishability to classical distinguishability.