Time dilation of quantum clocks in a Newtonian gravitational field
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2304.04281v4
- Date: Wed, 1 May 2024 19:46:34 GMT
- Title: Time dilation of quantum clocks in a Newtonian gravitational field
- Authors: Tommaso Favalli, Augusto Smerzi,
- Abstract summary: We consider two non-relativistic quantum clocks interacting with a Newtonian gravitational field produced by a spherical mass.
In the framework of Page and Wootters approach, we derive a time dilation for the time states of the clocks.
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- Abstract: We consider two non-relativistic quantum clocks interacting with a Newtonian gravitational field produced by a spherical mass. In the framework of Page and Wootters approach, we derive a time dilation for the time states of the clocks. The delay is in agreement up to first order with the gravitational time dilation obtained from the Schwarzschild metric. This result can be extended by considering the relativistic gravitational potential: in this case we obtain the agreement with the exact Schwarzschild solution.
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