The Mediator: Virtual and Real Faces of Gravitationally Induced Entanglement in One Exact Model, the Classical-Channel Dichotomy, and the Proof of the Separability Boundary
Mustafa Boudjerada
This note studies the role of a quantum mediator in gravitationally induced entanglement and decoherence using an exactly solvable dynamical mediator model. Two masses in spatial superposition interact through a mediator mode described by a displaced-oscillator Hamiltonian. The model provides a unified description of two regimes: when the mediator returns to its original state, it leaves behind pure entanglement between the masses through virtual excitation; when the mediator carries which-path information, it becomes a physical record that reduces coherence and suppresses entanglement. The work proves an exact record–decoherence relation: the loss of coherence of each subsystem equals the information stored in the rest of the universe, combining entanglement generation and decoherence into a single information budget. The paper also establishes a classical-channel dichotomy. A measure-and-feedforward channel calibrated to reproduce the same interaction produces no entanglement, while introducing additional noise. This provides an exact solvable distinction between a genuinely quantum mediator and a classical communication channel. The causal structure of mediation is studied in a multi-mode chain, where entanglement appears only after the mediator excitation reaches the relevant region, establishing a finite propagation constraint in the model. The work also proves analytically the separability boundary for partially coherent sources, including the condition relating source coherences required for entanglement generation. The results provide an exactly solvable framework connecting gravitationally induced entanglement, mediator quantum information, which-path records, decoherence, and quantum versus classical mediation. The declared limits are finite models, linear mediator coupling, and no claim of a complete theory of dynamical quantum gravity. Verification and reproducibility materials are included.
•Aug 25, 2026•0 citations