1. Indirect Probe of Quantum Gravity using Molecular Wave-packets
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Villalpando, Carlos and Modak, Sujoy K.
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General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology ,High Energy Physics - Theory ,Quantum Physics - Abstract
The most obvious obstacle behind a direct test of Quantum Gravity (QG) is its energy scale ($10^{19}$ GeV), which remains well outside of any human made machine. The next best possible approach is to provide indirect tests on effective theories of QG which can be performed in a lower energy scale. This paper is aimed in this direction, and shows a promising path to test the existence of the fundamental minimal length scale of Nature by measuring the dispersion of free, large molecular wave-packets. The existence of the minimal length is believed to be the reason for a modified commutation relationship between the position and momentum operators and, in this paper, we show that such a modification of the commutator has a profound effect on the dispersion rate of free wave-packets, and precise measurement on the broadening times of large molecular wave-packets (such as $C_{60}$, $C_{176}$ and large organic molecules) provide a promising path for an indirect test of quantum gravity, in a laboratory setting., Comment: 13 pages, 2 figures, to appear in Class. Quant. Grav
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- 2019
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