Quantum networks could shed new light on fundamental physics problems that have mystified scientists for decades.
In a new paper, a team of researchers has demonstrated how quantum networks can be utilized to investigate the impact of curved space-time on quantum theory.
They are probing the intersection between Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity and quantum mechanics. This means quantum networks could one day contribute toward a unified theory of quantum gravity.
Quantum networking is increasingly gaining global traction in the scientific community. Scientists believe it will eventually enable a global quantum internet by using qubits and entanglement to transfer information rather than electrons and photons. Ultimately, this could enable quantum computers to deploy ultra-secure communications globally and into the far reaches of space.
In their new paper published in PRX Quantum, researchers delved into the link between quantum theory and gravity. The team comprises Igor Pikovski at Stevens Institute of Technology, Jacob Covey at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Johannes Borregaard at Harvard University.
“The interplay between quantum theory and gravity is one of the most challenging problems in physics today, but also fascinating,” Pivoski explained in a press statement. “Quantum networks will help us test this interplay for the first time in experiments.”
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