Is Einstein’s equivalence principle valid for a quantum particle?

Herdegen, Andrzej; Wawrzycki, Jarosław

Is Einstein’s equivalence principle valid for a quantum particle?

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Date

2002

Authors

Herdegen, Andrzej

Wawrzycki, Jarosław

Publisher

American Physical Society

Published Version

10.1103/PhysRevD.66.044007

Abstract

Einstein's equivalence principle in classical physics is a rule stating that the effect of gravitation is locally equivalent to the acceleration of an observer. The principle determines the motion of test particles uniquely (modulo very broad general assumptions). We show that the same principle applied to a quantum particle described by a wave function on a Newtonian gravitational background determines its motion with a similar degree of uniqueness.

Keywords

Covariant schrodinger-equation , Mechanics , Gravity

Citation

Herdegen, A. and Wawrzycki, J. (2002) 'Is Einstein’s equivalence principle valid for a quantum particle?', Physical Review D, 66(4), 044007 (5pp). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.66.044007