Volume 508 - QCD at the Extremes (QCDEX2025) - Session: Quantum entanglement
Quantum Entanglement Dynamics in Electron-Positron Pair Production Under Time-Dependent Electromagnetic Fields
D. Sah
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Abstract
Quantum entanglement, a defining feature of quantum theory, is generated dynamically by the
Schwinger effect—the production of particle-antiparticle pairs from a strong electric field. In this
work, we go beyond traditional particle-number analyses to study the quantum entanglement gen-
erated in this process. We partition the system into momentum modes and calculate entanglement
entropy and logarithmic negativity as functions of time. For a single Sauter pulse, entanglement
exhibits a monotonic growth that closely tracks the pair creation process. Strikingly, a train of
alternating pulses induces coherent interference, leading to a cumulative enhancement of entan-
glement and revealing a clear interplay between successive creation events. Most significantly, we
show that the temporal delay (𝑇) between pulses acts as a tunable parameter, controlling the level
of entanglement via constructive or destructive interference. This tunability provides a distinct sig-
nature of vacuum memory, establishing pair production as a platform for entanglement-controlled
strong-field physics.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.508.0033
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