Gravitational effects in quantum mechanics

To date, both quantum theory and Einstein's theory of general relativity have passed every experimental test in their respective regimes. Nevertheless, almost since their inception, there has been debate surrounding whether they should be unified, and by now, there exists strong theoretical arg...

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Published in:Contemporary physics 2016-10, Vol.57 (4), p.477-495
Main Authors: Plato, A. D. K., Hughes, C. N., Kim, M. S.
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collapse models
decoherence
Gravitational effects
Gravitational fields
gravity
planck scale
Proposals
Quantum mechanics
Quantum physics
Quantum theory
Relativity
Theory of relativity
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Relativity
Theory of relativity
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