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Generation of entanglement outside of the light cone 

Author: J. D. Franson a
Affiliation:   a University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
DOI: 10.1080/09500340801983129
Publication Frequency: 21 issues per year
Published in: journal Journal of Modern Optics, Volume 55, Issue 13 July 2008 , pages 2117 - 2140
Formats available: HTML (English) : PDF (English)
Previously published as: Optica Acta: International Journal of Optics (0030-3909) until 1987
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Abstract

The Feynman propagator has nonzero values outside of the forward light cone. That does not allow messages to be transmitted faster than the speed of light, but it is shown here that it does allow entanglement and mutual information to be generated at space-like separated points. These effects can be interpreted as being due to the propagation of virtual photons outside of the light cone or as a transfer of pre-existing entanglement from the quantum vacuum. The differences between these two interpretations are discussed.
Keywords: Feynman; propagator; entanglement; optical; quantum; causality
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