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In this paper, we are exploring the feasibility of observing non-classical features of gravity in a low-energy regime in a quantum optomechanical experiment. If gravity is to have an underlying quantum nature, it should hold the most…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-05-03 Sahar Sahebdivan

Observation of gravitationally induced quantum entanglement is often interpreted as a direct evidence of non-classical gravity. While the form and the degree of non-classicality have been rigorously studied from a foundational perspective,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-21 Samuel Schlegel , Ankit Kumar , Tomasz Paterek , Borivoje Dakić

Experimental proposals for testing quantum gravity-induced entanglement of masses (QGEM) typically involve two interacting masses which are each in a spatial superposition state. Here, we propose instead a QGEM experiment with two particles…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-24 Gerard Higgins , Andrea Di Biagio , Marios Christodoulou

One of the outstanding questions in modern physics is how to test whether gravity is classical or quantum in a laboratory. Recently there has been a proposal to test the quantum nature of gravity by creating quantum superpositions of two…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-11-14 Fabian Gunnink , Anupam Mazumdar , Martine Schut , Marko Toroš

Entanglement is considered to be one of the most profound features of quantum mechanics. An entangled state of a system consisting of two subsystems cannot be described as a product of the quantum states of the two subsystems. In this sense…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Brian Julsgaard , Alexander Kozhekin , Eugene S. Polzik

Observable signatures of the quantum nature of gravity at low energies have recently emerged as a promising new research field. One prominent avenue is to test for gravitationally induced entanglement between two mesoscopic masses prepared…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-02-16 Vasileios Fragkos , Michael Kopp , Igor Pikovski

Protocols for observing gravity induced entanglement typically comprise the interaction of two particles prepared either in a superposition of two discrete paths, or in a continuously delocalized (harmonic oscillator) state of motion. An…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-14 Ofek Bengyat , Andrea Di Biagio , Markus Aspelmeyer , Marios Christodoulou

Optomechanical systems open new possibilities in fundamental research at the interface between quantum information and gravity. Recently, an ambitious experimental proposal was suggested by Bose et al. to measure the entanglement between…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-03-03 Thomas Guff , Nicolas Boulle , Igor Pikovski

The motion of two distant trapped particles or mechanical oscillators can be strongly coupled by light modes in a high finesse optical resonator. In a two mode ring cavity geometry, trapping, cooling and coupling is implemented by the same…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-11-29 Wolfgang Niedenzu , Raimar M. Sandner , Claudiu Genes , Helmut Ritsch

What gravitational field is generated by a massive quantum system in a spatial superposition? This is one of the most important questions in modern physics, and after decades of intensive theoretical and experimental research, we still do…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-07-22 M. Bahrami , A. Bassi , S. McMillen , M. Paternostro , H. Ulbricht

Recent proposals are emerging for the experimental detection of entanglement mediated by classical gravity, carrying significant theoretical and observational implications. In fact, the detection of gravitational waves (GWs) in LIGO…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-05-07 Partha Nandi , Bibhas Ranjan Majhi , Nandita Debnath , Subhajit Kala

We consider the motion of the end mirror of a cavity inside which a two-level atom trapped. The fast vibrating mirror induces nonlinear couplings between the cavity field and the atom. We analyze this optical effect by showing the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-06-11 X. X. Yi , H. Y. Sun , L. C. Wang

We analyze the dynamics of a gravity-induced entanglement for N massive particles. Considering the linear configuration of these particles, we investigate the entanglement between a specific pair of particles under the influence of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-02-03 Daisuke Miki , Akira Matsumura , Kazuhiro Yamamoto

In the quest for quantum gravity, we have lacked experimental verification, hampered by the weakness of gravity and decoherence. Recently, various experiments have been proposed to verify quantum entanglement induced by Newtonian…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-12 Tomohiro Fujita , Youka Kaku , Akira Matsumura , Yuta Michimura

We investigate the phenomenon of gravity-induced entanglement in optomechanical systems. Assuming photon number conservation and the Newtonian potential expanded up to the quadratic order of the oscillator positions, we exactly solve the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-11-20 Akira Matsumura , Kazuhiro Yamamoto

Quantum mechanics predicts microscopic phenomena with undeniable success. Nevertheless, current theoretical and experimental efforts still do not yield conclusive evidence that there is, or not, a fundamental limitation on the possibility…

An entangled quantum state of two or more particles or objects exhibits some of the most peculiar features of quantum mechanics. Entangled systems cannot be described independently of each other even though they may have an arbitrarily…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-04-27 C. F. Ockeloen-Korppi , E. Damskagg , J. -M. Pirkkalainen , A. A. Clerk , F. Massel , M. J. Woolley , M. A. Sillanpaa

The gravitational deflection of massless and massive particles, both with and without spin, has been extensively studied. This paper discusses the lensing of a particle which oscillates between two interaction eigenstates. The deflection…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-04-25 J-F. Glicenstein

It is a general belief that all fundamental interactions need to be quantized. However, all attempts to develop a quantum theory of gravity presented various problems, leading to a recent active debate about how to probe its quantum nature.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-06-25 Salvatore M. Giampaolo , Tommaso Macrì

No experimental evidence of the quantum nature of gravity has been observed yet and a realistic setup with improved sensitivity is eagerly awaited. We find two effects, which can substantially enhance the signal of gravity-induced quantum…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-12-11 Youka Kaku , Tomohiro Fujita , Akira Matsumura