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arXiv:quant-ph/0305014 · Physical Review A

Generation and evolution of spin entanglement in nonrelativistic QED

Ru-Fen Liu, Chia Chu Chen

Published Oct 13, 2003• 5 citations
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Abstract

Analysis of the generation of spin entanglement from nonrelativistic QED is presented. The results of entanglement are obtained with relativistic correction to the leading order of ${(v/c)}^{2}.$ It is shown that to this order, the degree of entanglement of a singlet state does not change under time evolution, whereas the triplet state can change.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.68.044302

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