General relativistic effects in quantum interference of "clocks"
- Author(s)
- M. Zych, I. Pikovski, F. Costa, C. Brukner
- Abstract
Quantum mechanics and general relativity have been each successfully tested in numerous experiments. However, the regime where both theories are jointly required to explain physical phenomena remains untested by laboratory experiments, and is also not fully understood by theory. This contribution reviews recent ideas for a new type of experiments: quantum interference of "clocks", which aim to test novel quantum effects that arise from time dilation. "Clock" interference experiments could be realised with atoms or photons in near future laboratory experiments.
- Organisation(s)
- Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information
- External organisation(s)
- University of Queensland, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW)
- No. of pages
- 13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/723/1/012044
- Publication date
- 2016
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103025 Quantum mechanics, 103028 Theory of relativity
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/56dc841f-eb9c-4d4d-8a40-778d2c71f5c4