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In the divine world, two goddesses, Entanglia and Vidualia, read human papers.
Entanglia
This paper titled 'Any consistent coupling between classical gravity and quantum matter is fundamentally irreversible' discusses the relationship between classical gravity and quantum matter.
Vidualia
What does 'coupling' mean?
Entanglia
Coupling refers to the interaction between classical gravity and quantum matter.
Vidualia
And what does 'fundamentally irreversible' mean?
Entanglia
It means that the relationship between classical gravity and quantum matter can never be reversed.
Entanglia
The paper explains that there is tension between the nonclassical nature of quantum interactions and the inherently classical nature of spacetime.
Vidualia
So, quantum matter and classical gravity don't work well together?
Entanglia
That's correct. The paper shows that in order for classical gravity to be compatible with quantum matter, at least one of three assumptions must be violated.
Vidualia
What are those assumptions?
Entanglia
First, the degrees of freedom of the matter must be fully non-classical.
Entanglia
Second, the interactions between matter and gravity must be reversible.
Entanglia
And third, the matter must back-react on the gravitational field.
Vidualia
If those assumptions are violated, what happens?
Entanglia
If those assumptions are violated, then classical gravity and quantum matter can be compatible.
Vidualia
That's interesting! Maybe humans can find a way to make them work together.
Entanglia
It's certainly an intriguing possibility, but we need to be mindful of the fundamental principles of our theories.
Entanglia
The paper concludes that the coupling between classical gravity and quantum matter is fundamentally irreversible.
Entanglia and Vidualia continue their discussion, exploring the fascinating world of quantum physics.
Vidualia
I got the idea for the poem from that paper.

Majestic Zeus wielded

With fearsome might,

His lightning bolts danced,

In the depths of night.

A union forged,

Of gravity and mind,

A cosmic symphony,

Forever entwined.

Matter and energy,

Locked in embrace,

A dance eternal,

In timeless grace.

But, alas, the bond,

Irreversible, we find,

Nature's law decreed,

Their coupling confined.

Yet still, we marvel,

At this celestial haze,

Where heaven and earth meet,

In transcendent ways.

Title: Any consistent coupling between classical gravity and quantum matter is fundamentally irreversible
Authors: Thomas D. Galley, Flaminia Giacomini, John H. Selby
View this paper on arXiv

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