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Light incoherence due to quantum-gravitational fluctuations of the background space

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2010-04-14 v2 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Based on the theory of mutual coherence of light from an extended incoherent quasi-monochromatic source (providing a basis of stellar interferometry) we estimate the degree of light incoherence due to quantum-gravitational fluctuations of the background metric. It is shown that the stellar interferometry observational data considered in the literature for a last few years as a manifestation against the Planck scale quantum-gravitational fluctuations of the background metric have no chance for detecting such an effect.

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@article{arxiv.0901.2405,
  title  = {Light incoherence due to quantum-gravitational fluctuations of the background space},
  author = {Michael Maziashvili},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0901.2405},
  year   = {2010}
}

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5 pages; Version to appear in Astroparticle Physics