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Does the Equivalence between Gravitational Mass and Energy Survive for a Composite Quantum Body?
Author
Source
Advances in High Energy Physics
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We define passive and active gravitational mass operators of the simplest composite quantum body—a hydrogen atom.
Although they do not commute with its energy operator, the equivalence between the expectation values of passive and active gravitational masses and energy is shown to survive for stationary quantum states.
In our calculations of passive gravitational mass operator, we take into account not only kinetic and Coulomb potential energies but also the so-called relativistic corrections to electron motion in a hydrogen atom.
Inequivalence between passive and active gravitational masses and energy at a macroscopic level is demonstrated to reveal itself as time-dependent oscillations of the expectation values of the gravitational masses for superpositions of stationary quantum states.
Breakdown of the equivalence between passive gravitational mass and energy at a microscopic level reveals itself as unusual electromagnetic radiation, emitted by macroscopic ensemble of hydrogen atoms, moved by small spacecraft with constant velocity in the Earth’s gravitational field.
We suggest the corresponding experiment on the Earth’s orbit to detect this radiation, which would be the first direct experiment where quantum effects in general relativity are observed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lebed, A. G.. 2014. Does the Equivalence between Gravitational Mass and Energy Survive for a Composite Quantum Body?. Advances in High Energy Physics،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-489731
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lebed, A. G.. Does the Equivalence between Gravitational Mass and Energy Survive for a Composite Quantum Body?. Advances in High Energy Physics No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-489731
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lebed, A. G.. Does the Equivalence between Gravitational Mass and Energy Survive for a Composite Quantum Body?. Advances in High Energy Physics. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-489731
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-489731