Quantum mechanics versus equivalence principle


Autoria(s): Accioly, Antonio Jose; Paszko, Ricardo
Contribuinte(s)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Data(s)

30/09/2013

20/05/2014

30/09/2013

20/05/2014

01/09/2008

Resumo

We consider the scattering of a photon by a weak gravitational field, treated as an external field, up to second order of the perturbation expansion. The resulting cross section is energy dependent which indicates a violation of Galileo's equivalence principle (universality of free fall) and, consequently, of the classical equivalence principle. The deflection angle theta for a photon passing by the sun is evaluated afterward and the likelihood of detecting Delta theta/theta(E) theta-theta(E)/theta(E) (where theta(E) is the value predicted by Einstein's geometrical theory for the light bending) in the foreseeable future, is discussed.

Formato

6

Identificador

http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.78.064002

Physical Review D. College Pk: Amer Physical Soc, v. 78, n. 6, p. 6, 2008.

1550-7998

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/24421

10.1103/PhysRevD.78.064002

WOS:000259692800073

WOS000259692800073.pdf

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Amer Physical Soc

Relação

Physical Review D

Direitos

closedAccess

Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article