Most of the existing proposals for laboratory tests of a quantum nature of gravity are based on the use of two delocalized masses or harmonically bound masses prepared in pure quantum states with large enough spatial extent. Here a setup is proposed that is based on a single delocalized mass coupled to a harmonically trapped test mass (undergoing first expansion and then compression) that moves under the action of gravity. We investigate the in-principle feasibility of such an experiment, which turns out to crucially depend on the ability to tame Casimir-Polder forces. We thus proceed with a design aimed at achieving this, trying at the same time to take advantage of these forces rather than only fighting them.
Testing the nonclassicality of gravity with the field of a single delocalized mass / Alessandro Pesci; Pierbiagio Pieri. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW A. - ISSN 2469-9926. - STAMPA. - 108:(2023), pp. 062801.062801-1-062801.062801-9. [10.1103/PhysRevA.108.062801]
Testing the nonclassicality of gravity with the field of a single delocalized mass
Alessandro Pesci;Pierbiagio Pieri
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2023
Abstract
Most of the existing proposals for laboratory tests of a quantum nature of gravity are based on the use of two delocalized masses or harmonically bound masses prepared in pure quantum states with large enough spatial extent. Here a setup is proposed that is based on a single delocalized mass coupled to a harmonically trapped test mass (undergoing first expansion and then compression) that moves under the action of gravity. We investigate the in-principle feasibility of such an experiment, which turns out to crucially depend on the ability to tame Casimir-Polder forces. We thus proceed with a design aimed at achieving this, trying at the same time to take advantage of these forces rather than only fighting them.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.