Testing the foundation of quantum physics in space via Interferometric and non-interferometric experiments with mesoscopic nanoparticles
| Autor: | Hendrik Ulbricht, Mauro Paternostro, Alessio Belenchia, Sandro Donadi, Matteo Carlesso, Angelo Bassi, Giulio Gasbarri, Rainer Kaltenbaek |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Gasbarri, Giulio, Belenchia, Alessio, Carlesso, Matteo, Donadi, Sandro, Bassi, Angelo, Kaltenbaek, Rainer, Paternostro, Mauro, Ulbricht, Hendrik |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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quantum foundation
Space technology Field (physics) Computer science QC1-999 space experiment General Physics and Astronomy quantum foundations interferometry space experiments Astrophysics Space (mathematics) 01 natural sciences 010305 fluids & plasmas Superposition principle Quantum mechanics 0103 physical sciences 639/766/483/1139 Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 010306 general physics Mesoscopic physics Physics Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 639/766/483/3924 QB460-466 Quantum technology Perspective Space Science Space environment |
| Zdroj: | Communications Physics, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021) Communications Physics Gasbarri, G, Belenchia, A, Carlesso, M, Donadi, S, Bassi, A, Kaltenbaek, R, Paternostro, M & Ulbricht, H 2021, ' Testing the foundation of quantum physics in space via Interferometric and non-interferometric experiments with mesoscopic nanoparticles ', Communications Physics, vol. 4, 155 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00656-7 |
| ISSN: | 2399-3650 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s42005-021-00656-7 |
| Popis: | Quantum technologies are opening novel avenues for applied and fundamental science at an impressive pace. In this perspective article, we focus on the promises coming from the combination of quantum technologies and space science to test the very foundations of quantum physics and, possibly, new physics. In particular, we survey the field of mesoscopic superpositions of nanoparticles and the potential of interferometric and non-interferometric experiments in space for the investigation of the superposition principle of quantum mechanics and the quantum-to-classical transition. We delve into the possibilities offered by the state-of-the-art of nanoparticle physics projected in the space environment and discuss the numerous challenges, and the corresponding potential advancements, that the space environment presents. In doing this, we also offer an ab-initio estimate of the potential of space-based interferometry with some of the largest systems ever considered and show that there is room for tests of quantum mechanics at an unprecedented level of detail. This perspective presents current and future possibilities offered by space technology for testing quantum mechanics, with a focus on mesoscopic superposition of nanoparticles and the potential of interferometric and non-interferometric experiments in space. |
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