Unveiling gravity's quantum fingerprint through gravitational waves

Abstract

We introduce an innovative method to explore gravity's quantum aspects using a novel theoretical framework. Our model delves into gravity-induced entanglement (GIE) while sidestepping classical communication limitations imposed by the LOCC principle. Specifically, we connect a non-relativistic two-dimensional quantum oscillator detector with linearly polarized gravitational waves (GWs), leveraging the quantum properties inherent in GWs to observe GIE within the oscillator's quantum states. Because our model adheres to both the “event” and the “system” localities, the detected GIE serves as a robust indicator of gravity's quantum nature. Detecting this entanglement via gravitational wave detectors could corroborate gravity's quantization and unveil crucial properties of its sources.