Tiasha Bhattacharyya
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Tiasha Bhattacharyya has a total of 4 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- A. S. Majumdar
S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
1 shared publication - Francesco Petruccione
School of Data Science and Computational Thinking, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
1 shared publication - Graeme Pleasance
Department of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa
1 shared publication - Partha Nandi
University of Stellenbosch
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 7 May 2026
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Research
- Vol. 8 (2)
Decoherence from quantum spacetime noise: An open-system framework with application to neutrino oscillations
We present a general open-quantum-system framework to model decoherence induced by stochastic Planck-scale fluctuations of spacetime, focusing on the κ -Minkowski noncommutative geometry as a representative quantum gravity scenario. Treating the deformation parameter as Gaussian white noise, we derive a Lindblad-type master equation applicable to arbitrary quantum systems and obtain a distinctive inverse-energy scaling of the decoherence rate, Γ ∝ E − 4 . As an illustrative example, we analyze a three-level system motivated by neutrino flavor oscillations and derive closed-form expressions for survival and transition probabilities with spacetime-induced damping. The E − 4 scaling contrasts sharply with the positive power laws often invoked in quantum gravity phenomenology and predicts negligible decoherence for high-energy neutrinos—consistent with IceCube observations—while implying that the strongest effects arise in the extreme low-energy regime. In this context, the sub-eV-scale energies characteristic of the cosmic neutrino background provide a natural infrared benchmark for illustrating the enhanced sensitivity to quantum spacetime fluctuations. Our results establish a unified formalism connecting quantum information methods, open-system dynamics, and quantum spacetime phenomenology, thereby offering a framework for exploring potential signatures of Planck-scale physics in future low-energy neutrino studies.
- 7 May 2026
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Research
- Vol. 8 (2)
Open AccessDecoherence from quantum spacetime noise: An open-system framework with application to neutrino oscillations
We present a general open-quantum-system framework to model decoherence induced by stochastic Planck-scale fluctuations of spacetime, focusing on the κ -Minkowski noncommutative geometry as a representative quantum gravity scenario. Treating the deformation parameter as Gaussian white noise, we derive a Lindblad-type master equation applicable to arbitrary quantum systems and obtain a distinctive inverse-energy scaling of the decoherence rate, Γ ∝ E − 4 . As an illustrative example, we analyze a three-level system motivated by neutrino flavor oscillations and derive closed-form expressions for survival and transition probabilities with spacetime-induced damping. The E − 4 scaling contrasts sharply with the positive power laws often invoked in quantum gravity phenomenology and predicts negligible decoherence for high-energy neutrinos—consistent with IceCube observations—while implying that the strongest effects arise in the extreme low-energy regime. In this context, the sub-eV-scale energies characteristic of the cosmic neutrino background provide a natural infrared benchmark for illustrating the enhanced sensitivity to quantum spacetime fluctuations. Our results establish a unified formalism connecting quantum information methods, open-system dynamics, and quantum spacetime phenomenology, thereby offering a framework for exploring potential signatures of Planck-scale physics in future low-energy neutrino studies.