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7:30 pm, Wednesday, Feb 12, 2014
Fairmont Lounge, St. John's College
Schroedinger's Mirrors: Confronting Quantum Physics with Gravity
Marcus Aspelmeyer
Vienna
Recent experiments around the world have now demonstrated the first steps
into the quantum regime of massive mechanical objects. This opens the door
to a hitherto untested parameter regime of macroscopic quantum physics.
Due to the large available mass range -- from picograms in nanomechanical
waveguides to kilograms in mirrors for gravitational wave detection -- it
becomes possible to explore the fascinating interface between quantum
physics and gravity in table-top quantum optics experiments. This means
that it will finally be possible, in earth-based physics labs, to
confront the 2 great theories of physics - Einstein's General Theory of
Relativity, and Quantum Mechanics.
To learn more please visit his
webpage.
Additional resources for this talk: slides and
video.
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