Quantum Tomography in Neutral Meson and Antimeson Systems

Abstract

The flavor space of particles produced in collider environments contains informative quantum correlations. We present a systematic approach for constructing the complete flavor density matrix for a meson and antimeson system ($M\bar{M}$) in the Bloch vector space at a given time $t$, which can be at or after production. We point out that the $B_s^0$ and $K^0$ systems are superior to the $B_d^0$ and $D^0$ systems for quantum tomography because of their flavor oscillation and decay properties. Performing quantum tomography for the $M\bar{M}$ system can facilitate the study of production mechanisms, decoherence phenomena, quantum information variables, and potential new sources of CP violation.

Comments: 6 pages, 1 figure, 2 tables + supplemental material