Noncommutative gravitational quantum well
- 1. Departamento de Fisica, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Avenida Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisbon (Portugal)
- 2. Department of Physics, University of Catania and INFN-Sezione di Catania, Citta Universitaria, Via S. Sofia 64, Catania (Italy)
Description
We study noncommutative geometry at the quantum mechanics level by means of a model where noncommutativity of both configuration and momentum spaces is considered. We analyze how this model affects the problem of the two-dimensional gravitational quantum well and use the latest experimental results for the two lowest energy states of neutrons in the Earth's gravitational field to establish an upper bound on the fundamental momentum scale introduced by noncommutativity, namely, √(η) < or approx. 1 meV/c, a value that can be improved in the future by up to 3 orders of magnitude. We show that the configuration space noncommutativity has, in leading order, no effect on the problem. We also analyze some features introduced by the model, especially a correction to the presently accepted value of Planck's constant to 1 part in 1024
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.72.025010;
- arXiv
- arXiv:hep-th/0505064v1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
- Journal Volume
- 72
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 025010-025010.9
- ISSN
- 0556-2821
- CODEN
- PRVDAQ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 37025540
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COMMUTATION RELATIONS; CORRECTIONS; GEOMETRY; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; NEUTRONS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM WELLS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HADRONS; MATHEMATICS; MECHANICS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NUCLEONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2005 The American Physical Society