Statut | Confirmé |
Série | APC-TH |
Domaines | gr-qc |
Date | Mardi 2 Avril 2019 |
Heure | 14:00 |
Institut | APC |
Salle | 646A - Mondrian |
Nom de l'orateur | Mazumdar |
Prenom de l'orateur | Anupam |
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Institution de l'orateur | Van Swinderen (Institute University of Groningen) |
Titre | Testing Linearized quantum gravity in a laboratory |
Résumé | Understanding linearized aspects of gravity in the framework of quantum mechanics is one of the great challenges in modern physics. Along this line, a prime question is to find whether the linearized gravity is a quantum entity subject to the rules of quantum mechanics. Here, I will introduce an idea for such a test based on the principle that two objects cannot be entangled without a quantum mediator. We show that despite the weakness of gravity, the phase evolution induced by the gravitational interaction of two micron size test masses in adjacent matter-wave interferometers can detectably entangle them even when they are placed far apart enough to keep Casimir-Polder forces at bay. I will discuss the prescription for witnessing this entanglement, which certifies gravity as a quantum off-shell mediator, through simple correlation measurements between two spins: one embedded in each test mass. I will discuss how this experiment can place a potential constraint on the nature of gravity at short distances as well. |
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