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Testing the equivalence principle through freely falling quantum objects

Quantum Physics 2009-12-30 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

Free fall in a uniform gravitational field is revisited in the case of quantum states with and without classical analogue. The interplay between kinematics and dynamics in the evolution of a falling quantum test particle is discussed allowing for a better understanding of the equivalence principle at the operational level.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9612039,
  title  = {Testing the equivalence principle through freely falling quantum objects},
  author = {Lorenza Viola and Roberto Onofrio},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9612039},
  year   = {2009}
}

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10 Pages; Plain REVTeX. To be published in Phys. Rev. D