Macroscopic quantum measurements to probe gravity
May 7, 2026 3:30 PM -
May 7, 2026 4:30 PM
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- Host:
- Paco Salces
- Presenter:
- Vivishek Sudhir
- Zoom Link
Abstract: A pre-eminent problem of modern physics is to reconcile the disparity between the laws of quantum physics – which apply at the small scale – and the laws of gravity – that apply at the large scale. This talk will motivate the nature of the fundamental problem and highlight some of the ideas we are currently pursuing to address it. In particular, a decisive confrontation of gravity and quantum theory calls for mechanical objects, massive enough to measurably gravitate with each other, prepared in quantum states of their motion. We will describe the ideas and the tools that could pave the way towards such an experiment
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