journal club on aspects of information, quantum theory, and gravity
11 Apr 2024
Explaining the behavior of macroscopic objects from the point of view of the quantum paradigm has challenged the scientific community for the past century. A mechanism of gravitational self-interaction, governed by the so-called Schrödinger-Newton equation, is among the proposals that aim to shed some light on it. Despite all efforts, this mechanism has been proven difficult to probe. Here, we consider a Stern-Gerlach-like experiment to try it out. The Schrödinger-Newton equation can be analytically solved under certain proper conditions, and a change-of-phase effect induced by the gravitational self-interacting potential can be calculated.