Publication : t15/018

The Equivalence Principle in a Quantum World

Bjerrum-Bohr N.E.J. (The Niels Bohr Institute Blegdamsvej 17, DK-2100 Copenhagen, DENMARK)
Donoghue, John (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
El-Menoufi, Basem Kamal (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
Holstein B. (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
Planté L. (CEA, IPhT (Institut de Physique Théorique), F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France)
Vanhove P. (CEA, IPhT (Institut de Physique Théorique), F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France)
Abstract:
We show how modern methods can be applied to quantum gravity at low energy. We test how quantum corrections challenge the classical framework behind the Equivalence Principle, for instance through introduction of non-locality from quantum physics, embodied in the Uncertainty Principle. When the energy is small we now have the tools to address this conflict explicitly. Despite the violation of some classical concepts, the EP continues to provide the core of the quantum gravity framework through the symmetry - general coordinate invariance - that is used to organize the effective field theory.
Année de publication : 2015
Revue : Int. J. Mod. Phys. D 24-12 1544013 (2015)
DOI : 10.1142/S0218271815440137
Preprint : arXiv:1505.04974
Lien : http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S0218271815440137
Langue : Anglais

 

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