Atom interferometry and small-scale tests of general relativity

18 Feb 2023, 15:40
20m

Speaker

Mikolaj Myszkowski

Description

Since the first appearance of general relativity in 1916, various experiments have been conducted to test the theory. Due to the weakness of the interactions involved, all of the documented tests were carried out in a gravitational field generated by objects of an astronomical scale. We explain what atom interferometers are and how they can be used to test general relativity in the small-scale regime (M. Myszkowski, General Relativity and Gravitation, Vol.54, 2022).

Primary author

Mikolaj Myszkowski

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