Proposal for a quantum mechanical test of gravity at millimeter scale

The experimental verification of the Newton law of gravity at small scales has been a longstanding challenge. Recently, torsion balance experiments have successfully measured gravitational force at the millimeter scale. However, testing gravity force on quantum mechanical wave function at small scales remains difficult. In this paper, we propose a novel experiment that utilizes the Josephson effect to detect the different evolution of quantum phase induced from the potential difference caused by gravity. We demonstrate that this experiment can test gravity quantum mechanically at the millimeter scale, and also has a potential to investigate the parity invariance of gravity at small scales.

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Scientific Reports
Published
2024-12-28
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82092-5
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2
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Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect
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0.68

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Proposal for a quantum mechanical test of gravity at millimeter scale

Jie Sheng, Yu Cheng, Tsutomu T. Yanagida, J.‐S. LIN
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Proposal for a quantum mechanical test of gravity at millimeter scale

Jie Sheng, Yu Cheng, Tsutomu T. Yanagida, J.‐S. LIN
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Abstract

The experimental verification of the Newton law of gravity at small scales has been a longstanding challenge. Recently, torsion balance experiments have successfully measured gravitational force at the millimeter scale. However, testing gravity force on quantum mechanical wave function at small scales remains difficult. In this paper, we propose a novel experiment that utilizes the Josephson effect to detect the different evolution of quantum phase induced from the potential difference caused by gravity. We demonstrate that this experiment can test gravity quantum mechanically at the millimeter scale, and also has a potential to investigate the parity invariance of gravity at small scales.

Scientific ReportsVol. 14(1)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN), The University of Tokyo (JP)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Openalex Percentile: Top 29%
Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect
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