Quantum weak equivalence principle and the gravitational Casimir effect in superconductors

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Bahamonde, Sebastian [1 ,2 ]
Faizal, Mir [3 ,4 ,5 ]
Quach, James Q. [6 ,7 ]
Norte, Richard A. [8 ,9 ]
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[1] Univ Tartu, Lab Theoret Phys, Inst Phys, W Ostwaldi 1, EE-50411 Tartu, Estonia
[2] Tomsk State Univ Control Syst & Radioelect, Lab Theoret Cosmol, Tomsk 634050, Russia
[3] Univ Lethbridge, Dept Phys & Astron, 4401 Univ Dr, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada
[4] Univ British Columbia Okanagan, Irving K Barber Sch Arts & Sci, 3333 Univ Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
[5] Canadian Quantum Res Ctr, 204-3002,32 Ave, Vernon, BC V1T 2L7, Canada
[6] Univ Adelaide, Inst Photon & Adv Sensing, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
[7] Univ Adelaide, Sch Chem & Phys, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
[8] Delft Univ Technol, Dept Precis & Microsyst Engn, Mekelweg 2, NL-2628 CD Delft, Netherlands
[9] Delft Univ Technol, Kavli Inst Nanosci, Lorentzweg 1, NL-2628 CJ Delft, Netherlands
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Gravitational Casimir effect; Fisher information; equivalence principle; gravitational waves; superconductors; FORMULATION;
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10.1142/S0218271820430245
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摘要
We will use Fisher information to properly analyze the quantum weak equivalence principle. We argue that gravitational waves will be partially reflected by superconductors. This will occur as the violation of the weak equivalence principle in Cooper pairs is larger than the surrounding ionic lattice. Such reflections of virtual gravitational waves by superconductors can produce a gravitational Casimir effect, which may be detected using currently available technology.
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