TY - JOUR
T1 - Ultimate Quantum Precision Limit at Colliders
T2 - Conditions and Case Studies
AU - Ai, Tengyu
AU - Bi, Qi
AU - He, Yuxin
AU - Liu, Jia
AU - Wang, Xiao Ping
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 authors. Published by the American Physical Society.
PY - 2025/12/12
Y1 - 2025/12/12
N2 - We investigate whether collider experiments can reach the quantum limit of precision, defined by the quantum Fisher information (QFI), using only classical observables such as particle momenta. As a case study, we focus on the τ+τ- system and the decay channel τ→πν, which offers maximal spin-analyzing power and renders the decay a projective measurement. We develop a general framework to determine when collider measurements can, in principle, saturate the QFI in an entangled biparticle system, and this framework extends naturally to other such systems. Within this framework, QFI saturation occurs if and only if the symmetric logarithmic derivative (SLD) commutes with a complete set of orthonormal separable projectors associated with collider-accessible measurements. This separability condition, reflecting the independence of decay amplitudes, is highly nontrivial. To meet this condition, a key requirement is that the spin density matrix be rank deficient, allowing the SLD sufficient freedom. We show that the classical Fisher information asymptotically saturates the QFI for magnetic dipole moments and CP-violating Higgs interactions in selected phase-space regions, but not for electric dipole moments. These results bridge quantum metrology and collider physics, providing a systematic method to identify quantum-optimal sensitivity in collider experiments.
AB - We investigate whether collider experiments can reach the quantum limit of precision, defined by the quantum Fisher information (QFI), using only classical observables such as particle momenta. As a case study, we focus on the τ+τ- system and the decay channel τ→πν, which offers maximal spin-analyzing power and renders the decay a projective measurement. We develop a general framework to determine when collider measurements can, in principle, saturate the QFI in an entangled biparticle system, and this framework extends naturally to other such systems. Within this framework, QFI saturation occurs if and only if the symmetric logarithmic derivative (SLD) commutes with a complete set of orthonormal separable projectors associated with collider-accessible measurements. This separability condition, reflecting the independence of decay amplitudes, is highly nontrivial. To meet this condition, a key requirement is that the spin density matrix be rank deficient, allowing the SLD sufficient freedom. We show that the classical Fisher information asymptotically saturates the QFI for magnetic dipole moments and CP-violating Higgs interactions in selected phase-space regions, but not for electric dipole moments. These results bridge quantum metrology and collider physics, providing a systematic method to identify quantum-optimal sensitivity in collider experiments.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105024708994
U2 - 10.1103/3m4t-pk9b
DO - 10.1103/3m4t-pk9b
M3 - 文章
AN - SCOPUS:105024708994
SN - 0031-9007
VL - 135
JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
IS - 24
M1 - 241804
ER -