Quantum superposition of spacetimes obeys Einstein's equivalence principle

F Giacomini, Č Brukner - AVS Quantum Science, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
We challenge the view that there is a basic conflict between the fundamental principles of
Quantum Theory and General Relativity and, in particular, the fact that a superposition of …

Entanglement witness for the weak equivalence principle

S Bose, A Mazumdar, M Schut, M Toroš - Entropy, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Einstein equivalence principle is based on the equality of gravitational and inertial
mass, which has led to the universality of a free-fall concept. The principle has been …

Scattering times of quantum particles from the gravitational potential and equivalence principle violation

D Demir - Physical Review A, 2022 - APS
Universality of motion under gravity, the equivalence principle, is violated for quantum
particles. Here, we study the time it takes for a quantum particle to scatter from the …

Quantum generalisation of Einstein's Equivalence Principle can be verified with entangled clocks as quantum reference frames

C Cepollaro, F Giacomini - arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.03303, 2021 - arxiv.org
The Einstein Equivalence Principle (EEP) is of crucial importance to test the foundations of
general relativity. When the particles involved in the test exhibit quantum properties, it is …

Gravitational time dilation as a resource in quantum sensing

C Cepollaro, F Giacomini, MGA Paris - Quantum, 2023 - quantum-journal.org
Atomic clock interferometers are a valuable tool to test the interface between quantum theory
and gravity, in particular via the measurement of gravitational time dilation in the quantum …

Matter waves and clocks do not observe uniform gravitational fields

P Asenbaum, C Overstreet, MA Kasevich - Physica Scripta, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
In a uniform gravitational field, classical test objects fall universally. Any reference object or
observer will fall in the same universal manner. Therefore, a uniform gravitational field …

Fresh look at the effects of gravitational tidal forces on a freely-falling quantum particle

F Hammad, P Sadeghi, N Fleury… - International Journal of …, 2022 - World Scientific
In this paper, we take a closer and new look at the effects of tidal forces on the free fall of a
quantum particle inside a spherically symmetric gravitational field. We derive the …