File: 5 October 2026 · Source date: February 10, 2026 · arXiv study record
What the study says
Hazhir Dolatkhah, Shahriar Salimi and Soroush Haseli analyze gravity-mediated entanglement with quantum source theory. In their model for two masses in spatial superposition, the interaction transforms the initial local coherence into entanglement between the two systems. The authors present analytical relationships and numerical simulations. Initial coherence is required in the framework under consideration; The amount limits the entanglement that can be achieved.
Keeping the result within the right limit
This file discusses a theoretical explanation for the interpretation of future experiments. It does not give the result "It has been definitively proven by experiment that gravity is quantum". It is essential to separate the model's assumptions from the measured data. Coherence and entanglement should also not be used as the same quantity: the study investigates the transformation relationship between them. The shimmering bridge on the cover is a representative drawing for thinking about this relationship.
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Resources and further reading
Dolatkhah, Salimi and Haseli — Gravitationally-induced Conversion of Local Coherence to Entanglement ↗Share your answer
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