Wigner representation enables the exact derivation of the atom interferometer phase, unlike the path integral approach

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2508.08475v1
• Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2025 21:21:34 GMT
• Title: Wigner representation enables the exact derivation of the atom interferometer phase, unlike the path integral approach
• Authors: B. Dubetsky,
• Abstract summary: This expression takes into account precisely gravitational, Coriolis, centrifugal, and gravity-gradient forces.<n>We derived three new terms in the well-known limit of small rotation angles and short interrogation time.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: An exact expression for the phase of an atomic interferometer located in a non-inertial reference frame (platform) moving along an arbitrary trajectory and with an orientation that changes arbitrarily over time is obtained. This expression takes into account precisely gravitational, Coriolis, centrifugal, and gravity-gradient forces, which arise during the rotation of the gravity source at a permanent rate. To achieve this result, we utilized the equations for the atomic density matrix in the Wigner representation. Starting from the exact formula, we derived three new terms in the well-known limit of small rotation angles and short interrogation time, which are attributed to the rotation and translational motion of the platform.

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