Conceptual tensions between quantum mechanics and general relativity: Are there experimental consequences?

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dc.creatorChiao, R. Y.
dc.date2003-03-25
dc.date2003-04-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:27:45Z
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dc.descriptionOne of the conceptual tensions between quantum mechanics (QM) and general relativity (GR) arises from the clash between the spatial nonseparability of entangled states in QM, and the complete spatial separability of all physical systems in GR, i.e., between the nonlocality implied by the superposition principle, and the locality implied by the equivalence principle. Possible experimental consequences of this conceptual tension will be discussed for macroscopically entangled, coherent quantum fluids, such as superconductors, superfluids, atomic Bose-Einstein condensates, and quantum Hall fluids, interacting with tidal and gravitational radiation fields. A minimal-coupling rule, which arises from the electron spin coupled to curved spacetime, leads to an interaction between electromagnetic (EM) and gravitational (GR) radiation fields mediated by a quantum Hall fluid. This suggests the possibility of a quantum transducer action, in which EM waves are convertible to GR waves, and vice versa.
dc.description37 pages, 4 figures, for Wheeler's 90th Birthday Symposium Proceedings, to be published by Cambridge University Press
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0303100
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0303100
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/34551
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.titleConceptual tensions between quantum mechanics and general relativity: Are there experimental consequences?
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