Universal Entanglement and an Information-Complete Quantum Theory

Abstract

The most challenging problem of modern physics is how to reconcile quantum theory and general relativity, namely, to find a consistent quantum theory in which gravity is quantized. This Progress Report focuses on such a tentative theory called the information-complete quantum theory (ICQT), in which (1) spacetime (gravity) as a physical quantum system plays a central role for formulating the theory, and (2) there are no any classical systems and concepts. Here universal spacetime-matter entanglement "glues" spacetime and matter (matter fermions and their gauge fields) as an indivisible trinity, encodes information-complete physical predictions of the world, and is as universal as universal gravitation. After summarizing the basic theoretic structure of the ICQT, conceptual advances achieved so far and some new issues within the ICQT are considered. While such a theory integrating quantum gravity is of fundamental interest to a wider audience, its relevance to quantum information technologies is discussed, with emphasis on its potential impacts on quantum computing and quantum communication.

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