Spatiotemporal entanglement of the vacuum

We demonstrate that the future and left Rindler wedges of Minkowski spacetime are entangled, leading to the Unruh effect. Similarly, the past and right Rindler wedges are also entangled. We propose a protocol to extract this entanglement using two two-state detectors located in the past and right Rindler wedges. By scaling the detector transition frequencies inversely with Minkowski time, entanglement from the quantum field is transferred to the detectors, suggesting they may support quantum teleportation via the vacuum. Our protocol can be implemented with current quantum systems, such as flux-tunable transmon qubits. This research provides new insights into the entanglement properties of spacetime and hints at practical applications for secure quantum information transfer using the vacuum state of a quantum field.

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Physical review. A/Physical review, A
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2026-01-21
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https://doi.org/10.1103/hrv4-stjf
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Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect
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Spatiotemporal entanglement of the vacuum

Kieran Hymas, Pravin Kumar Dahal
Physical review. A/Physical review, A
Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect
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Spatiotemporal entanglement of the vacuum

Kieran Hymas, Pravin Kumar Dahal
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Abstract

We demonstrate that the future and left Rindler wedges of Minkowski spacetime are entangled, leading to the Unruh effect. Similarly, the past and right Rindler wedges are also entangled. We propose a protocol to extract this entanglement using two two-state detectors located in the past and right Rindler wedges. By scaling the detector transition frequencies inversely with Minkowski time, entanglement from the quantum field is transferred to the detectors, suggesting they may support quantum teleportation via the vacuum. Our protocol can be implemented with current quantum systems, such as flux-tunable transmon qubits. This research provides new insights into the entanglement properties of spacetime and hints at practical applications for secure quantum information transfer using the vacuum state of a quantum field.

Physical review. A/Physical review, AVol. 113(2)
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (AU)
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Openalex Percentile: Top 97%
Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect
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