Massive quantum systems as interfaces of quantum mechanics and gravity
The authors review theories and experimental state-of-the-art efforts to study the effects of gravity on massive quantum systems. Classical gravity is the least precisely tested natural force and may be addressed via precision quantum probes. Experiments testing whether the quantum nature of gravity causes decoherence and collapse of matter-wave functions and whether it can mediate entanglement between separate massive particles are underway, and their results will guide the theoretical description of gravity effects on a laboratory scale.
Authors
- Markus Rademacher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1000-545X)
- Sougato Bose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8726-0566)
- Sofia Qvarfort (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2281-1042)
- Hendrik Ulbricht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0356-0065)
- Marko Toroš (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8089-8997)
- Andrew A. Geraci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7009-0118)
- Clara C. Wanjura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5322-2430)
- Muddassar Rashid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0867-6721)
- Saba Mehsar Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3263-0982)
- Ivette Fuentes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7941-7815)
Institutions
- University of Ljubljana (SI)
- Stockholm University (SE)
- King's College London (GB)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (DE)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Lancaster University (GB)
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Reviews of Modern Physics
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/revmodphys.97.015003
- Citations
- 50
- Primary Topic
- Mechanical and Optical Resonators
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 62.34
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
- W. M. Keck Foundation
- John Templeton Foundation
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- UK Space Agency
- Heising-Simons Foundation
- European Space Agency
- Leverhulme Trust
- Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS
- NordForsk
- Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Science and Technology Facilities Council
- Office of Naval Research
- H2020 European Research Council
- H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions