Quantum systems under gravitational time dilation. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Magdalena Zych.
• Authors: Zych, Magdalena
• Contents: Supervisor's Foreword; Abstract; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 Introduction; References; 2 Classical Clocks in General Relativity; 2.1 Point Particles with Internal Degrees of Freedom; 2.1.1 Hamiltonian; 2.1.2 Lagrangian; 2.1.3 Energy-Momentum Tensor; 2.1.4 Routhian or Point Particles as Ideal Clocks; 2.1.5 Low Energy and Non-relativistic Limits and Symmetries of the Framework; 2.2 Derivation of the Point-Particle Framework; 2.2.1 Effective Dynamics of Relativistic N-Particle Systems; 2.2.2 Quantitative Discussion of the Approximations; 2.3 Relevance of the Framework for Experiments. 5.1.1 Time Dilation Effects for Massive Quantum Systems5.1.2 Two-Level Quantum System as a Clock; 5.1.3 Quantitative Predictions; 5.1.4 Discussion; 5.2 Photons as Clocks; 5.2.1 Gravitational Time Dilation for Light -- Shapiro Delay; 5.2.2 Gaussian Photon Wave-Packet as a Clock; 5.2.3 Quantitative Predictions; 5.2.4 Discussion; 5.3 General Relativistic and Quantum Aspects of the Proposals; References; 6 Decoherence from Time Dilation; 6.1 Visibility for General Internal States; 6.2 Visibility and Decoherence Time for Thermal States; 6.3 Ideas for Experimental Verification; 6.4 Discussion. A.1 Sketch of the Field Theory DerivationAppendix Appendix B; B.1 Evaluation of the Expected Photon Number; Appendix Appendix C; C.1 Toy Models; Appendix Appendix D; D.1 Mixed Internal States as Clocks; Appendix Appendix E; E.1 The Lowest Energy Limit of "Clock'' Hamiltonian; E.2 Einstein's Hypothesis of Equivalence; E.3 Fully Classical Test Theory of the EEP; E.4 Lagrangian Formulation of the Test Theory; E.5 Quantum Test of the Classical WEP; Appendix Appendix F; F.1 Proof of the Bell Theorem for Temporal Order; References.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 530.11; 530; Physics; Space and time; Relativity (Physics); Quantum theory; SCIENCE -- Energy; SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General; SCIENCE -- Physics -- General; Quantum theory; Relativity (Physics); Space and time; Physics; Quantum Physics; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics; Science -- Gravity; Science -- Physics; Gravity; History of science; Science -- Quantum Theory; Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319531922; 3319531921
• Related ISBNs: 9783319531915; 3319531913
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 16, 2017).
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