Does the survival and sudden death of quadripartite steering in curved spacetime truly depend on multi-directionality?

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Authors: Xiaobao Liu, Wentao Liu, Si-Han Shang, Shu-Min Wu
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Abstract

We systematically investigate the directional dependence of Gaussian quadripartite quantum steering and its redistribution among different modes in the background of a Schwarzschild black hole. For physically accessible sectors, we identify three distinct behaviors: (i) steering from non-gravitational to gravitational observers undergoes sudden death at maximal asymmetry with the Hawking temperature, marking the crossover from two-way to one-way steerability; (ii) steering in the opposite direction decays monotonically and vanishes only in the extreme black hole limit, highlighting its directional sensitivity to spacetime curvature; (iii) steering from hybrid gravitational-non-gravitational partitions to non-gravitational mode persists at a finite asymptotic value set by the initial squeezing parameter. Moreover, all inaccessible steerings generated by the Hawking effect exhibit an intrinsic asymmetry, with their specific behavior being strongly dependent on the steering direction.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Publication details

Journal / source
Physics Letters B
Volume
881
Pages
140869–140869
Publication date
20 August 2026
Language
EN