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Beyond entanglement: Diagnosing quantum mediator dynamics in gravitationally mediated experiments

P. George Christopher* and S. Shankaranarayanan†

  • *Contact author: p.georgechristopher@iitb.ac.in
  • †Contact author: shanki@iitb.ac.in

Phys. Rev. D 112, L081502 – Published 22 October, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/njws-rs11

Abstract

No experimental test to date has provided conclusive evidence on the quantum nature of gravity. Recent proposals, such as the Bose-Marletto-Vedral experiment, suggest that generating entanglement could serve as a direct test. Motivated by these proposals, we study a system of three-harmonic oscillator system, with the mediator oscillator operating in two distinct parameter regimes: a heavy mediator regime and a light mediator regime. These regimes induce qualitatively different entanglement dynamics between the terminal oscillators. Crucially, distinguishing these regimes experimentally remains challenging when relying solely on entanglement measures. We demonstrate that the dynamical fidelity susceptibility offers a viable and sensitive probe to contrast the regimes in practice. Our results provide testable signatures for optomechanical and trapped-ion platforms simulating gravitational interactions, and provide new avenues to characterize quantum-gravity-inspired systems beyond entanglement-based protocols.

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