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An interesting proposal for detecting gravitational waves involves quantum metrology of Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs). We consider a forced modulation of the BEC trap, whose frequency matches that of an incoming continuous gravitational…

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We investigate a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) as a gravitational wave detector, and study its sensitivity by optimizing the properties of the condensate and the measurement duration. We show that detecting kilohertz gravitational waves is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-07-31 Matthew P. G. Robbins , Niayesh Afshordi , Robert B. Mann

We show that the inherently large interatomic interactions of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) can enhance the sensitivity of a high precision cold-atom gravimeter beyond the shot-noise limit (SNL). Through detailed numerical simulation, we…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-09-07 Stuart S. Szigeti , Samuel P. Nolan , John D. Close , Simon A. Haine

Gravity gradiometry with Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) has reached unprecedented precisions. The basis of this technique is the measurement of differential forces by interference of single-atom wave functions. In this article, we propose…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-04-22 Tupac Bravo , Dennis Rätzel , Ivette Fuentes

Recent conjectures that there are mesoscopically ``large'' extra dimensions, through which gravity propagates have interesting implications for much of physics. The scenario implies gross departures from Newton's law of gravity at small…

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Squeezed, nonclassical states are an integral tool of quantum metrology due to their ability to push the sensitivity of a measurement apparatus beyond the limits of classical states. While their creation in light has become a standard…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2021-01-15 Paul Juschitz

Ultra-cold atom experiment in space with microgravity allows for realization of dilute atomic-gas Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) with macroscopically large occupation number and significantly long condensate lifetime, which allows for a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-04-20 Rong-Gen Cai , Shao-Jiang Wang , Su Yi , Jiang-Hao Yu

We explore the effect of mutual gravitational interaction between ultra-cold gas atoms on the dynamics of Bose-Einstein condensates (BEC). Small amplitude oscillation of BEC is studied by applying variational technique to reduce the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-12-27 Patrick Das Gupta

A description of the dynamical response of uniformly trapped Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) to oscillating external gravitational fields is developed, with the inclusion of damping. Two different effects that can lead to the creation of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-07-26 Dennis Rätzel , Richard Howl , Joel Lindkvist , Ivette Fuentes

The effect of noise induced by gravitons has been investigated using a Bose-Einstein condensate. The gravitational wave perturbation is then considerd as a sum of discrete Fourier modes in the momentum space. Coming to an operatorial…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-07-17 Soham Sen , Sunandan Gangopadhyay

The recent detections of gravitational waves (GWs) by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations have opened the field of GW astronomy, intensifying interest in GWs and other possible detectors sensitive in different frequency ranges. Although…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-09-12 Daniel Hartley , Tupac Bravo , Dennis Rätzel , Richard Howl , Ivette Fuentes

Despite almost a century's worth of study, it is still unclear how general relativity (GR) and quantum theory (QT) should be unified into a consistent theory. The conventional approach is to retain the foundational principles of QT, such as…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-04-26 Richard Howl , Roger Penrose , Ivette Fuentes

We consider the possible existence of gravitationally bound general relativistic strings consisting of Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) matter which is described, in the Newtonian limit, by the zero temperature time-dependent nonlinear…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-09-29 Tiberiu Harko , Matthew J. Lake

A gravitational-wave (GW) detector that utilizes the phononic excitations of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) has recently been proposed [NJP 16, 085003 (2014)]. A subsequent and independent study, [arXiv:1807.07046v1], has suggested an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-11-28 Richard Howl , Dennis Rätzel , Ivette Fuentes

Utilizing the recently established connection between Palatini-like gravity and linear Generalized Uncertainty Principle (GUP) models, we have formulated an approach that facilitates the examination of Bose gases. Our primary focus is on…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-06-14 Aneta Wojnar

Based on the generalized uncertainty principle (GUP), the critical temperature and the Helmholtz free energy of Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) in the relativistic ideal Bose gas are investigated. At the non-relativistic limit and the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-01-16 Xiuming Zhang , Chi Tian

The effect of noise induced by gravitons on a Bose-Einstein condensate has been explored in (Phys. Rev. D 110 (2024) 026014; https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.110.026014). In the previous paper, we investigated the effects of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-03-06 Soham Sen , Sunandan Gangopadhyay

We develop a self-consistent, Gravitoelectromagnetic (GEM) formulation of a slowly rotating, self-gravitating and dilute Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC), intended for astrophysical applications in the context of dark matter halos. GEM…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-06-06 Souvik Sarkar , Cenalo Vaz , L. C. R. Wijewardhana

Some of the most sensitive and precise measurements to date are based on matterwave interferometry with freely falling atomic clouds. Examples include high-precision measurements of inertia, gravity and rotation. In order to achieve these…

Light-pulse atom interferometers are highly sensitive to inertial and gravitational effects. As such they are promising candidates for tests of gravitational physics. In this article the state-of-the-art and proposals for fundamental tests…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-07-09 Christian Ufrecht , Albert Roura , Wolfgang P. Schleich
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