The nature of nothing: exploring the quantum vacuum in microgravity

被引：1

作者：

Thompson, Rob ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA

来源：

QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 2023年 / 8卷 / 01期

基金：

美国国家航空航天局;

关键词：

quantum vacuum; Casimir-Polder force; microgravity; COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT; WEAK-LOCALIZATION; LIGHT; ATOM;

D O I：

10.1088/2058-9565/ac9f64

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

In this paper we discuss a number of investigations of the quantum vacuum that could potentially take advantage of a microgravity environment. Ultra-cold atoms are exquisite sensors of the electro-magnetic vacuum, and microgravity aids our ability to precisely position and control them in the vicinity of surfaces and cavity modes. Measurements of Casimir-Polder force, Anderson localization and the possibilities for confining atoms with vacuum forces are amongst the intriguing possibilities discussed.

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