On the Testability of the Equivalence Principle as a Gauge Principle Detecting the Gravitational t3 Phase
There have been various claims that the Equivalence Principle, as originally formulated by Einstein, presents several difficulties when extended to the quantum domain, even in the regime of weak gravity. Here we point out that by following the same approach as used for other classical principles, e....
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| description | There have been various claims that the Equivalence Principle, as originally formulated by Einstein, presents several difficulties when extended to the quantum domain, even in the regime of weak gravity. Here we point out that by following the same approach as used for other classical principles, e.g., the principle of conservation of energy, one can, for weak fields, obtain a straightforward quantum formulation of the principle. We draw attention to a recently performed test that confirms the Equivalence Principle in this form and discuss its implications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9d65cd3756c4f0f87969017054172f52022-12-22T00:39:59ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Physics2296-424X2020-05-01810.3389/fphy.2020.00176529842On the Testability of the Equivalence Principle as a Gauge Principle Detecting the Gravitational t3 PhaseChiara Marletto0Chiara Marletto1Chiara Marletto2Vlatko Vedral3Vlatko Vedral4Vlatko Vedral5Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, United KingdomCentre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore, Singapore, SingaporeDepartment of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore, SingaporeClarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, United KingdomCentre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore, Singapore, SingaporeDepartment of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore, SingaporeThere have been various claims that the Equivalence Principle, as originally formulated by Einstein, presents several difficulties when extended to the quantum domain, even in the regime of weak gravity. Here we point out that by following the same approach as used for other classical principles, e.g., the principle of conservation of energy, one can, for weak fields, obtain a straightforward quantum formulation of the principle. We draw attention to a recently performed test that confirms the Equivalence Principle in this form and discuss its implications.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphy.2020.00176/fullquantum gravityquantum phase estimationequivalence principleinterferometryquantum information03.67.Mn |
| spellingShingle | Chiara Marletto Chiara Marletto Chiara Marletto Vlatko Vedral Vlatko Vedral Vlatko Vedral On the Testability of the Equivalence Principle as a Gauge Principle Detecting the Gravitational t3 Phase Frontiers in Physics quantum gravity quantum phase estimation equivalence principle interferometry quantum information 03.67.Mn |
| title | On the Testability of the Equivalence Principle as a Gauge Principle Detecting the Gravitational t3 Phase |
| title_full | On the Testability of the Equivalence Principle as a Gauge Principle Detecting the Gravitational t3 Phase |
| title_fullStr | On the Testability of the Equivalence Principle as a Gauge Principle Detecting the Gravitational t3 Phase |
| title_full_unstemmed | On the Testability of the Equivalence Principle as a Gauge Principle Detecting the Gravitational t3 Phase |
| title_short | On the Testability of the Equivalence Principle as a Gauge Principle Detecting the Gravitational t3 Phase |
| title_sort | on the testability of the equivalence principle as a gauge principle detecting the gravitational t3 phase |
| topic | quantum gravity quantum phase estimation equivalence principle interferometry quantum information 03.67.Mn |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphy.2020.00176/full |
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