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Is the equivalence principle doomed forever to Dante's Inferno on account of quantum mechanics?
(2006-12-01)
It is commonly assumed that the equivalence principle can coexist without conflict with quantum mechanics. We shall argue here that, contrary to popular belief, this principle does not hold in quantum mechanics. We illustrate ...
Is the equivalence principle doomed forever to Dante's Inferno on account of quantum mechanics?
(2006-12-01)
It is commonly assumed that the equivalence principle can coexist without conflict with quantum mechanics. We shall argue here that, contrary to popular belief, this principle does not hold in quantum mechanics. We illustrate ...
Doing without the equivalence principle
(2006-01-01)
In Einstein's general relativity, geometry replaces the concept of force in the description of the gravitation interaction. Such an approach rests on the universality of free-fall– the weak equivalence principle–and would ...
Gravity and the quantum: Are they reconcilable?
(2006-01-04)
General relativity and quantum mechanics are not consistent with each other. This conflict stems from the very fundamental principles on which these theories are grounded. General relativity, on one hand, is based on the ...
Quantum mechanics versus equivalence principle
(Amer Physical Soc, 2008-09-01)
We consider the scattering of a photon by a weak gravitational field, treated as an external field, up to second order of the perturbation expansion. The resulting cross section is energy dependent which indicates a violation ...