Quantum Coherence of Top Quark Pairs Produced at LHC

We study quantum coherence in top-antitop production at the LHC by comparing Standard Model predictions with CMS data across different kinematic regimes. Theory and experiment are statistically consistent in the near-threshold and boosted central regions, confirming that the spin-density framework captures the dominant helicity-interference structure. The intermediate-mass window shows a noticeable deviation, indicating enhanced sensitivity to radiative QCD effects. This work reinterprets measured spin-correlation data within a quantum-coherence framework, thereby introducing coherence as a complementary and experimentally grounded probe of the Standard Model spin structure and a potentially sensitive diagnostic of new-physics effects in the top-quark sector.

Source: arXiv:2602.21069v1 - http://arxiv.org/abs/2602.21069v1 PDF: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2602.21069v1 Original Link: http://arxiv.org/abs/2602.21069v1