Interesting Examples of Violation of the Classical Equivalence Principle but Not of the Weak One
Joint Authors
Accioly, Antonio
Herdy, Wallace
Source
Advances in High Energy Physics
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-07-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The equivalence principle (EP) and Schiff’s conjecture are discussed en passant, and the connection between the EP and quantum mechanics is then briefly analyzed.
Two semiclassical violations of the classical equivalence principle (CEP) but not of the weak one (WEP), i.e., Greenberger gravitational Bohr atom and the tree-level scattering of different quantum particles by an external weak higher-order gravitational field, are thoroughly investigated afterwards.
Next, two quantum examples of systems that agree with the WEP but not with the CEP, namely, COW experiment and free fall in a constant gravitational field of a massive object described by its wave-function Ψ, are discussed in detail.
Keeping in mind that, among the four examples focused on in this work only COW experiment is based on an experimental test, some important details related to it are presented as well.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Accioly, Antonio& Herdy, Wallace. 2018. Interesting Examples of Violation of the Classical Equivalence Principle but Not of the Weak One. Advances in High Energy Physics،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1118005
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Accioly, Antonio& Herdy, Wallace. Interesting Examples of Violation of the Classical Equivalence Principle but Not of the Weak One. Advances in High Energy Physics No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1118005
American Medical Association (AMA)
Accioly, Antonio& Herdy, Wallace. Interesting Examples of Violation of the Classical Equivalence Principle but Not of the Weak One. Advances in High Energy Physics. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1118005
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1118005