Tests of Quantum Gravity near Measurement Events

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2010.11811v3
• Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2021 17:21:46 GMT
• Title: Tests of Quantum Gravity near Measurement Events
• Authors: Adrian Kent (Centre for Quantum Information and Foundations, DAMTP, University of Cambridge and Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics)
• Abstract summary: We propose less challenging experiments that test quantum gravity against theories with classical space-times defined by postulating semi-classical gravity for mesoscopic systems.
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• Abstract: Experiments have recently been proposed testing whether quantum gravitational interactions generate entanglement between adjacent masses in position superposition states. We propose potentially less challenging experiments that test quantum gravity against theories with classical space-times defined by postulating semi-classical gravity (or classical effects of similar scale) for mesoscopic systems.

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