U.S.-U.K. Cooperative Research: Quantum Coherence and the Gravitational Field

美英合作研究：量子相干性和引力场

• 批准号: 9418812
• 负责人: Jeeva Anandan
• 金额: $ 1.5万
• 依托单位: University of South Carolina at Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-04-01 至 1998-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9418812&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: U.S.; U.K.; Cooperative; Research; Quantum

9418812 Anandan This three-year award will support U.S.-U.K. cooperative research in theoretical physics between Jeeva Anandan of the University of South Carolina and Roger Penrose of the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford. The objective of their research is to study a possible connection between quantum mechanics and gravity. They will investigate unsolved problems in quantum state reduction using quantum gravity, and will study the incorporation of gravity into the geometry of quantum theory in Hilbert space. Theoretical and experimental implications of quantum state reduction in superconductors and molecular interferometry experiments will also be investigated. Dr. Anandan brings to this collaboration his expertise in quantum geometry, foundations of quantum theory, general relativity, and their relationship to each other. This is complemented by the considerable experience and expertise of Dr. Penrose in general relativity and the geometry of space-time and quantum gravity. The project will advance understanding of the relationship between gravity and quantum mechanics and will have important applications in subfields in physics, astronomy, and chemistry. ***

小行星9418812 这项为期三年的奖励将支持美国-英国南卡罗来纳州大学的Jeeva Anandan和牛津大学数学研究所的Roger Penrose在理论物理学方面的合作研究。 他们的研究目标是研究量子力学和引力之间的可能联系。 他们将调查未解决的问题，在量子态减少使用量子引力，并将研究引力纳入几何量子理论在希尔伯特空间。 本课程也将探讨超导体量子态还原的理论与实验意涵，以及分子干涉测量实验。 Anandan博士将他在量子几何、量子理论基础、广义相对论及其相互关系方面的专业知识带到了这次合作中。 彭罗斯博士在广义相对论、时空几何学和量子引力方面的丰富经验和专业知识对此进行了补充。 该项目将促进对引力和量子力学之间关系的理解，并将在物理学，天文学和化学的子领域中具有重要的应用。 ***