Published August 1, 2017 | Version v1
Journal article

Does universality of free-fall apply to the motion of quantum probes?

  • 1. Quantum Technology Lab, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, I-20133 Milano (Italy)

Description

Can quantum-mechanical particles propagating on a fixed spacetime background be approximated as test bodies satisfying the weak equivalence principle? We ultimately answer the question in the negative but find that, when universality of free-fall is assessed locally, a nontrivial agreement between quantum mechanics and the weak equivalence principle exists. Implications for mass sensing by quantum probes are discussed in some details. (paper)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/880/1/012067

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
880
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
[7 p.]
ISSN
1742-6596

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
49061705
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
APPROXIMATIONS; EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLE; MASS; PROBES; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SPACE-TIME
Descriptors DEC
CALCULATION METHODS; MECHANICS