Communication through quantum fields near a black hole
Journal article, 2020

We study the quantum channel between two localized first-quantized systems that communicate in 3 + 1 dimensional Schwarzschild spacetime via a quantum field. We analyze the information carrying capacity of direct and black hole-orbiting null geodesics as well as of the timelike contributions that arise because the strong Huygens principle does not hold on the Schwarzschild background. We find, in particular, that the nondirect-null and timelike contributions, which do not possess an analog on Minkowski spacetime, can dominate over the direct null contributions. We cover the cases of both geodesic and accelerated emitters. Technically, we apply tools previously designed for the study of wave propagation in curved spacetimes to a relativistic quantum information communication setup, first for generic spacetimes, and then for the case of Schwarzschild spacetime in particular.

Author

Robert Jonsson

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Applied Quantum Physics

University of Waterloo

Max Planck Society

University of Copenhagen

David Q. Aruquipa

Ctr Brasileiro Pesquisas Fis CBPF

Marc Casals

University College Dublin

Ctr Brasileiro Pesquisas Fis CBPF

Achim Kempf

University of Waterloo

Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

Eduardo Martin-Martinez

Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

University of Waterloo

Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology

24700010 (ISSN) 24700029 (eISSN)

Vol. 101 12 125005

Subject Categories

Physical Sciences

Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevD.101.125005

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