Testing Quantum Effects of Gravity and Dark Energy at Laboratory Scales

Autor: Kenath Arun, Chandra Sivaram, Avijeet Prasad
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Physical Sciences Forum, Vol 7, Iss 1, p 5 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2673-9984
DOI: 10.3390/ECU2023-14018
Popis: One of the biggest challenges in modern physics is how to unify gravity with quantum theory. There is an absence of a complete quantum theory of gravity, and conventionally it is thought that the effects of quantum gravity occur only at high energies (Planck scale). Here, we suggest that certain novel quantum effects of gravity can become significant even at lower energies and could be tested at laboratory scales. We also suggest a few indirect effects of dark energy that can show up at laboratory scales. Using these ideas, we set observational constraints on radio recombination lines of the Rydberg atoms. We further suggest that high-precision measurements of Casimir effects for smaller plate separation could also show some manifestations of the presence of dark energy.
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