TY - JOUR
T1 - A treatment of general relativistic effects in quantum interference
AU - Kuroiwa, Josuke
AU - Kasai, Masumi
AU - Futamase, Toshifumi
PY - 1993/11/22
Y1 - 1993/11/22
N2 - The phase shift in a neutron interferometer caused by the gravitational field and the rotation of the earth is derived in a unified way from the standpoint of general relativity. Starting from the covariant Klein-Gordon equation and using the nonrelativistic approximation, it is shown that the result includes the gravitational potential term and the Sagnac term which have been actually observed, and the ancillary effect due to the dragging of inertia.
AB - The phase shift in a neutron interferometer caused by the gravitational field and the rotation of the earth is derived in a unified way from the standpoint of general relativity. Starting from the covariant Klein-Gordon equation and using the nonrelativistic approximation, it is shown that the result includes the gravitational potential term and the Sagnac term which have been actually observed, and the ancillary effect due to the dragging of inertia.
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U2 - 10.1016/0375-9601(93)90403-M
DO - 10.1016/0375-9601(93)90403-M
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0642355045
VL - 182
SP - 330
EP - 334
JO - Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
JF - Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
SN - 0375-9601
IS - 4-6
ER -