Toponium effects on quantum steering and Bell nonlocality of top quarks
We investigate quantum steering and Bell nonlocality in top-quark pair production at the LHC near threshold. The toponium contribution strengthens the spin-singlet component and substantially enhances the entanglement between the two quark spins. With current LHC data, quantum steering appears observable with a statistical significance around $10σ$. For Bell nonlocality, the statistical significance can also be high close to threshold, reaching about $9σ$, although the feasibility of such a measurement will depend crucially on the control of systematic uncertainties.
Authors
- J. A. Aguilar–Saavedra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5475-8920)
- S. Rodríguez-Benítez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3801-0596)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
- Published
- 2026-10-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/bqy7-c34z
- Primary Topic
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Agencia Estatal de Investigación