Are the proton and electron in a Hydrogen atom entangled? New paper published in NJP

Are the proton and electron in a Hydrogen atom entangled? New paper published in NJP

Are the proton and electron in a Hydrogen atom entangled? I recently conducted a poll during an online poster session to see if any of the attendees had previously considered this question. To my surprise, not a single physicist answered “Yes”. But in fact, neither had I, until the summer of 2017. Three years later, I’m happy to say that the answer is a resounding yes! In a paper published in New Journal of Physics…