Testing Gravitational Self-interaction via Matter-Wave Interferometry

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2203.01787v3
• Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2022 17:58:40 GMT
• Title: Testing Gravitational Self-interaction via Matter-Wave Interferometry
• Authors: Sourav Kesharee Sahoo, Ashutosh Dash, Radhika Vathsan and Tabish Qureshi
• Abstract summary: gravitational self-interaction is studied by numerically solving the Schrodinger-Newton equation for a particle passing through a double-slit. Results show that the presence of gravitational self-interaction has an effect on the fringe width of the interference that can be tested in matter-wave interferometry experiments.
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• Abstract: The Schrodinger-Newton equation has frequently been studied as a nonlinear modification of the Schrodinger equation incorporating gravitational self-interaction. However, there is no evidence yet as to whether nature actually behaves this way. This work investigates a possible way to experimentally test gravitational self-interaction. The effect of self-gravity on interference of massive particles is studied by numerically solving the Schrodinger-Newton equation for a particle passing through a double-slit. The results show that the presence of gravitational self-interaction has an effect on the fringe width of the interference that can be tested in matter-wave interferometry experiments. Notably, this approach can distinguish between gravitational self-interaction and environment induced decoherence, as the latter does not affect the fringe width. This result will also provide a way to test if gravity requires to be quantized on the scale of ordinary quantum mechanics.

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