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| Originalsprache | Englisch |
|---|---|
| Seiten (von - bis) | 123-147 |
| Seitenumfang | 25 |
| Fachzeitschrift | Space science reviews |
| Jahrgang | 148 |
| Ausgabenummer | 1-4 |
| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 6 Jan. 2009 |
Abstract
In the present paper we follow three major themes: (i) concepts of rotation in general relativity, (ii) effects induced by these generalized rotations, and (iii) their measurement using interferometry. Our journey takes us from the Foucault pendulum via the Sagnac interferometer to manifestations of gravito-magnetism in double binary pulsars and in Gödel's Universe. Throughout our article we emphasize the emerging role of matter wave interferometry based on cold atoms or Bose-Einstein condensates leading to superior inertial sensors. In particular, we advertise recent activities directed towards the operation of a coherent matter wave interferometer in an extended free fall.
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in: Space science reviews, Jahrgang 148, Nr. 1-4, 06.01.2009, S. 123-147.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - New Frontiers at the Interface of General Relativityand Quantum Optics
AU - Feiler, C.
AU - Buser, M.
AU - Kajari, E.
AU - Schleich, W. P.
AU - Rasel, E. M.
AU - O'Connell, R. F.
N1 - Funding information: We thank W. Ertmer, C. Lämmerzahl, H. J. Dittus, I. Ciufolini, J. Ehlers, J. Frauendi-ener, D. Giulini and H. Pfister for many enlightening discussions, as well as F. Grave, T. Müller, H. Ruder and G. Wunner for the fruitful collaboration. In particular we appreciate conversations with S. Varro, D. Wharam and M. Weidemüller concerning the role of L. Natanson in the creation of the Bose–Einstein statistics. As part of the QUANTUS collaboration, we are grateful for the financial support of the German Space Agency DLR with funds provided by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) under grant number DLR 50 WM 0837. We would also like to thank the DFG (German Research Foundation) for the financial support of the project “Visualisierung geschlossener zeitartiger Kurven in der Allgemeinen Relativitätstheo-rie”. The work of R. F. O’C. on this project was carried out in Ulm and he would like to thank the Institute for Quantum Physics for the very gracious hospitality. W. P. S. appreciated the hospitality of the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) during this most exciting workshop in Bern. In particular, he would like to thank R. Treumann and M. Huber for the excellent organization.
PY - 2009/1/6
Y1 - 2009/1/6
N2 - In the present paper we follow three major themes: (i) concepts of rotation in general relativity, (ii) effects induced by these generalized rotations, and (iii) their measurement using interferometry. Our journey takes us from the Foucault pendulum via the Sagnac interferometer to manifestations of gravito-magnetism in double binary pulsars and in Gödel's Universe. Throughout our article we emphasize the emerging role of matter wave interferometry based on cold atoms or Bose-Einstein condensates leading to superior inertial sensors. In particular, we advertise recent activities directed towards the operation of a coherent matter wave interferometer in an extended free fall.
AB - In the present paper we follow three major themes: (i) concepts of rotation in general relativity, (ii) effects induced by these generalized rotations, and (iii) their measurement using interferometry. Our journey takes us from the Foucault pendulum via the Sagnac interferometer to manifestations of gravito-magnetism in double binary pulsars and in Gödel's Universe. Throughout our article we emphasize the emerging role of matter wave interferometry based on cold atoms or Bose-Einstein condensates leading to superior inertial sensors. In particular, we advertise recent activities directed towards the operation of a coherent matter wave interferometer in an extended free fall.
KW - Atom interferometer
KW - General relativity
KW - Gödel Universe
KW - Gravito-magnetism
KW - Sagnac interferometer
KW - Sagnac time delay
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JO - Space science reviews
JF - Space science reviews
SN - 0038-6308
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