Gravitationally induced inhibitions of dispersion according to the Schroedinger-Newton equation
Creators
- 1. Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity, University of Bremen, Am Fallturm 1, D-28359 Bremen (Germany)
Description
We reconsider the time-dependent Schroedinger-Newton equation as a model for the self-gravitational interaction of a quantum system. We numerically locate the onset of gravitationally induced inhibitions of dispersion of Gaussian wave packets and find them to occur at mass values more than six orders of magnitude higher than reported by Salzman and Carlip (Salzman and Carlip 2006, arXiv:gr-qc/0606120, Carlip 2008 Class. Quantum Grav. 25 107-44), namely at about 1010 u. This fits much better to simple analytical estimates but unfortunately also questions the experimental realizability of the proposed laboratory test of quantum gravity in the foreseeable future, not just because of large masses, but also because of the need to provide sufficiently long coherence times.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/28/19/195026Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1088/0264-9381/28/19/195026;
- PII
- S0264-9381(11)94404-9;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Classical and Quantum Gravity
- Journal Volume
- 28
- Journal Issue
- 19
- Journal Page Range
- [17 p.]
- ISSN
- 0264-9381
- CODEN
- CQGRDG
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 43028827
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- GRAVITATIONAL INTERACTIONS; QUANTUM GRAVITY; SCHROEDINGER EQUATION; TIME DEPENDENCE; WAVE PACKETS
- Descriptors DEC
- BASIC INTERACTIONS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; INTERACTIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; WAVE EQUATIONS