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Gravity-induced quantum interference is a remarkable effect that has already been confirmed experimentally, and it is a phenomenon in which quantum mechanics and gravity play simultaneously an important role. Additionally, a generalized…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Abel Camacho Quintana

We investigate possible signatures of quantum gravity which could be tested with current and future gravitational-wave (GW) observations. In particular, we analyze how quantum gravity can influence the GW luminosity distance, the time…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-10-08 Gianluca Calcagni , Sachiko Kuroyanagi , Sylvain Marsat , Mairi Sakellariadou , Nicola Tamanini , Gianmassimo Tasinato

The possibility of testing spatial noncommutativity by current experiments on normal quantum scales is investigated. For the case of both position-position and momentum-momentum noncommuting spectra of ions in crossed electric and magnetic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-04-23 Jian-Zu Zhang , Ke-Lin Gao , Chuan-Gang Ning

The Newton limit of gravity is studied in the presence of Lorentz-violating gravitational operators of arbitrary mass dimension. The linearized modified Einstein equations are obtained and the perturbative solutions are constructed and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-01-17 Alan Kostelecky , Matthew Mewes

The Newtonian constant of gravitation $G$ historically has the largest relative uncertainty over all other fundamental constants with some discrepancies in values between different measurements. We propose a new scheme to measure $G$ by…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-03-02 Akio Kawasaki

There have been various claims that the Equivalence Principle, as originally formulated by Einstein, presents several difficulties when extended to the quantum domain, even in the regime of weak gravity. Here we point out that by following…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-04-27 C. Marletto , V. Vedral

Projective measurement is a commonly used assumption in quantum mechanics. However, advances in quantum measurement techniques allow for partial measurements, which accurately estimate state information while keeping the wavefunction…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-08-24 Jonathan Monroe

The metric of a perturbed Robertson-Walker spacetime is characterized by three functions: a scale-factor giving the expansion history and two potentials which generalize the single potential of Newtonian gravity. The Newtonian potential…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-11-22 Edmund Bertschinger

Precise measurements of tiny forces and displacements play an important role in science and technology. The precision of recent experiments, while beginning to reach the limits imposed by quantum mechanics, is necessarily spoiled by the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-11 C. L. Latune , B. M. Escher , R. L. de Matos Filho , L. Davidovich

We investigate the effect of a Quantum Gravity-induced minimal length on neutrino oscillations. The minimal length is implemented in a phenomenological framework, allowing us to make predictions independently of any fundamental approach. We…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2012-01-17 Martin Sprenger , Piero Nicolini , Marcus Bleicher

We study the effects of geontropic vacuum fluctuations in quantum gravity on next-generation terrestrial gravitational wave detectors. If the VZ effect proposed in Ref. [1], as modeled in Refs. [2, 3], appears in the upcoming GQuEST…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-05-22 Mathew W. Bub , Yanbei Chen , Yufeng Du , Dongjun Li , Yiwen Zhang , Kathryn M. Zurek

Understanding physical phenomena at the intersection of quantum mechanics and general relativity remains a major challenge in modern physics. While various experimental approaches have been proposed to probe quantum systems in curved…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-27 Eyuri Wakakuwa

The examination of parity symmetry in gravitational interactions has drawn increasing attention. Although Einstein's General Relativity is parity-conserved, numerous theories of parity-violating (PV) gravity in different frameworks have…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-02-15 Jin Qiao , Zhao Li , Tao Zhu , Ran Ji , Guoliang Li , Wen Zhao

Gravitational waves (GWs) emitted by binary sources are interesting signals for testing gravity on cosmological scales since they allow measurements of the luminosity distance. When followed by electromagnetic counterparts, in particular,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-05-17 Isabela S. Matos , Emilio Bellini , Maurício O. Calvão , Martin Kunz

Comparison with theory of Casimir force measurements are used to test the gravity force law at ranges from 0.1 to 10 micrometers. The interest of such tests depends crucially on the theoretical evaluation of the Casimir force in realistic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-09-16 Astrid Lambrecht , Serge Reynaud

The possibilities of curvature of space-time in the metric of quantum states are investigated. The curvature of the metric corresponding to a wave function of Hydrogen atom is determined. Also, Einstein tensor is described for a given…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Aalok Pandya

Consider a proposed model of the universe with $\hbar$ much greater than its well-known value of $10^{-34} Js$. In this model universe, very large objects can show quantum behaviors. In a scenario with large extra dimensions, $\hbar$ can…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-26 Kourosh Nozari , Behnaz Fazlpour

Measuring the effect of gravity on antimatter is a longstanding problem in physics that has significant implications for our understanding of the fundamental nature of the universe. Here, we present a technique to measure the gravitational…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2024-07-02 Boaz Raz , Gavriel Fleurov , Roi Holtzman , Nir Davidson , Eli Sarid

We investigate experimentally the physics of quantum phase slips in one-dimensional Josephson Junction chains. These quantum phase-slips are induced by quantum phase fluctuations occurring on single junctions of the chain. In our experiment…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-05-14 I. M. Pop , I. Protopopov , F. Lecocq , Z. Peng , B. Pannetier , O. Buisson , W. Guichard

Quantum gravity phenomenology has been historically regarded as a difficult endeavour, due to the apparent scarcity of phenomena involving the required scales of length (Planck length $l_P$) and energy (Planck energy $E_P$). It was…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-10-10 Andrea Bevilacqua , Jerzy Kowalski-Glikman , Wojciech Wislicki
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