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The Schr\"odinger-Newton equations beyond Newton

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2015-06-23 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

The scope of this paper is twofold. First, we derive rigorously a low-velocity and Galilei-covariant limit of the gravitoelectromagnetic (GEM) equations. Subsequently, these reduced GEM equations are coupled to the Schr\"odinger equation with gravitoelectric and gravitomagnetic potentials. The resulting extended Schr\"odinger-Newton equations constitute a minimal model where the three fundamental constants of nature (GG, \hbar, and cc) appear naturally. We show that the relativistic correction coming from the gravitomagnetic potential scales as the ratio of the mass of the system to the Planck mass, and that it reinforces the standard Newtonian (gravitoelectric) attraction. The theory is further generalized to many particles through a Wigner function approach.

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@article{arxiv.1412.1662,
  title  = {The Schr\"odinger-Newton equations beyond Newton},
  author = {Giovanni Manfredi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.1662},
  year   = {2015}
}

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To appear in General Relativity and Gravitation