Bell violation in 2 → 2 scattering in photon, gluon and graviton EFTs

Abstract

Abstract In this paper, we explore Bell inequality violation for 2 → 2 scattering in Effective Field Theories (EFTs) of photons, gluons, and gravitons. Using the CGLMP Bell parameter (I 2), we show that, starting from an appropriate initial non-product state, the Bell inequality can always be violated in the final state (i.e.,I 2 > 2) at least for some scattering angle. For an initial product state, we demonstrate that abelian gauge theories behave qualitatively differently than non-abelian gauge theories (or Gravity) from the point of view of Bell violation in the final state: in the non-abelian case, Bell violation (I 2 > 2) is never possible within the validity of EFTs for weakly coupled UV completions. Interestingly, we also find that, for a maximally entangled initial state, scattering can reduce the degree of entanglement only for CP-violating theories. Thus Bell violation in 2 → 2 scattering can, in principle, be used to classify CP conserving vs violating theories.

Keywords

• Effective Field Theories
• Scattering Amplitudes
• SMEFT
• Effective Field Theories of QCD