Spin - Rotation Coupling Observed in Neutron Interferometry
Quantum Physics
2020-02-27 v1
Abstract
Einstein's theory of general relativity and quantum theory form the two major pillars of modern physics. However, certain inertial properties of a particle's intrinsic spin are inconspicuous while the inertial properties of mass are well known. Here, by performing a neutron interferometric experiment, we observe phase shifts arising as a consequence of the spin's coupling with the angular velocity of a rotating magnetic field. The resulting phase shifts linearly depend on the frequency of the rotation of the magnetic field. Our results agree well with the predictions derived from the Pauli - Schr\"odinger equation.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1904.07085,
title = {Spin - Rotation Coupling Observed in Neutron Interferometry},
author = {Armin Danner and Bülent Demirel and Wenzel Kersten and Richard Wagner and Hartmut Lemmel and Stephan Sponar and Yuji Hasegawa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.07085},
year = {2020}
}