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The Equivalence Principle in a Quantum World

Authors :
Bjerrum-Bohr, N. E. J.
Donoghue, John F.
El-Menoufi, Basem Kamal
Holstein, Barry R.
Planté, Ludovic
Vanhove, Pierre
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

We show how modern methods can be applied to quantum gravity at low energy. We test how quantum corrections challenge the classical framework behind the Equivalence Principle, for instance through introduction of non-locality from quantum physics, embodied in the Uncertainty Principle. When the energy is small we now have the tools to address this conflict explicitly. Despite the violation of some classical concepts, the EP continues to provide the core of the quantum gravity framework through the symmetry - general coordinate invariance - that is used to organize the effective field theory.<br />Comment: 5 pages, Honorable Mention in the Gravity Research Foundation Essay Competition 2015

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1505.04974
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218271815440137