Is Einstein’s equivalence principle valid for a quantum particle?
dc.contributor.author | Herdegen, Andrzej | |
dc.contributor.author | Wawrzycki, Jarosław | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-08-29T09:14:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-08-29T09:14:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2002 | |
dc.description.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. | en |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.description.version | Published Version | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
dc.identifier.articleid | 44007 | |
dc.identifier.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 | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1103/PhysRevD.66.044007 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0556-2821 | |
dc.identifier.issued | 4 | |
dc.identifier.journaltitle | Physical Review D | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10468/4576 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 66 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | American Physical Society | en |
dc.relation.uri | https://journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevD.66.044007 | |
dc.rights | © 2017, American Physical Society | en |
dc.subject | Covariant schrodinger-equation | en |
dc.subject | Mechanics | en |
dc.subject | Gravity | en |
dc.title | Is Einstein’s equivalence principle valid for a quantum particle? | en |
dc.type | Article (peer-reviewed) | en |
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