General Relativistic Effects in Atom Interferometry

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dc.creatorDimopoulos, Savas
dc.creatorGraham, Peter W.
dc.creatorHogan, Jason M.
dc.creatorKasevich, Mark A.
dc.date2008-02-28
dc.date2008-08-26
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:48:44Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:48:44Z
dc.descriptionAtom interferometry is now reaching sufficient precision to motivate laboratory tests of general relativity. We begin by explaining the non-relativistic calculation of the phase shift in an atom interferometer and deriving its range of validity. From this we develop a method for calculating the phase shift in general relativity. This formalism is then used to find the relativistic effects in an atom interferometer in a weak gravitational field for application to laboratory tests of general relativity. The potentially testable relativistic effects include the non-linear three-graviton coupling, the gravity of kinetic energy, and the falling of light. We propose experiments, one currently under construction, that could provide a test of the principle of equivalence to 1 part in 10^15 (300 times better than the present limit), and general relativity at the 10% level, with many potential future improvements. We also consider applications to other metrics including the Lense-Thirring effect, the expansion of the universe, and preferred frame and location effects.
dc.description34 pages, 7 figures; v2: revised version to appear in Phys. Rev. D
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0802.4098
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0802.4098
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.D78:042003,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevD.78.042003
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/202982
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.subjectAtomic Physics
dc.titleGeneral Relativistic Effects in Atom Interferometry
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