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We propose an experiment to test the effects of gravity and acceleration on quantum entanglement in space-based setups. We show that the entanglement between excitations of two Bose-Einstein condensates is degraded after one of them undergoes a change in the gravitational field strength. This prediction can be tested if the condensates are initially entangled in two separate satellites while being in the same orbit and then one of them moves to a different orbit. We show that the effect is observable in a typical orbital manoeuvre of nanosatellites like CanX4 and CanX5.
Author(s): Bruschi DE, Sabin C, White A, Baccetti V, Oi DKL, Fuentes I
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: New Journal of Physics
Year: 2014
Volume: 16
Print publication date: 01/05/2014
Online publication date: 21/05/2014
Acceptance date: 17/04/2014
Date deposited: 06/08/2015
ISSN (electronic): 1367-2630
Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/16/5/053041
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/16/5/053041
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