Probing the quantum-gravity realm with slow atoms
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2012-03-14 v1 Atomic Physics
Abstract
For the study of Planck-scale modifications of the energy-momentum dispersion relation, which had been previously focused on the implications for ultrarelativistic (ultrafast) particles, we consider the possible role of experiments involving nonrelativistic particles, and particularly atoms. We extend a recent result establishing that measurements of "atom-recoil frequency" can provide insight that is valuable for some theoretical models. And from a broader perspective we analyze the complementarity of the nonrelativistic and the ultrarelativistic regimes in this research area.
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@article{arxiv.1004.0847,
title = {Probing the quantum-gravity realm with slow atoms},
author = {Flavio Mercati and Diego Mazón and Giovanni Amelino-Camelia and José Manuel Carmona and José Luis Cortés and Javier Induráin and Claus Laemmerzahl and Guglielmo M. Tino},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1004.0847},
year = {2012}
}
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