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

9418812安丹这个为期三年的奖项将支持南卡罗来纳大学的杰瓦·阿南丹和牛津大学数学研究所的罗杰·彭罗斯在理论物理方面的美英合作研究。他们研究的目的是研究量子力学和引力之间可能存在的联系。他们将研究使用量子引力进行量子态还原的未解决问题，并将研究在希尔伯特空间中将引力纳入量子理论的几何学。还将研究超导体中量子态还原和分子干涉实验的理论和实验意义。安丹博士将他在量子几何、量子理论基础、广义相对论以及它们之间的关系方面的专业知识带到了这次合作中。此外，彭罗斯博士还在广义相对论、时空几何和量子引力方面拥有丰富的经验和专业知识。该项目将增进对引力和量子力学之间关系的理解，并将在物理、天文学和化学的子领域中有重要的应用。***

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. ***