Geometric post-Newtonian description of spin-half particles in curved spacetime

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Alibabaei, Ashkan: Geometric post-Newtonian description of spin-half particles in curved spacetime. Hannover : Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität, Master Thesis, 2022, 79 S. DOI: http://doi.org/10.15488/11949

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Einstein Equivalence Principle (EEP) requires all matter components to universally couple to gravity via a single common geometry: that of spacetime. This relates quantum theory with geometry as soon as interactions with gravity are considered. In this work, I study the geometric theory of coupling a spin-1/2 particle to gravity in a twofold expansion scheme: First with respect to the distance based on Fermi normal coordinates around a preferred worldline (e.g., that of a clock in the laboratory), second with respect to 1/c (post-Newtonian expansion). I consider the one-particle sector of a massive spinor field in QFT, here described effectively by a classical field. The formal expansion in powers of 1/c yields a systematic and complete generation of GR corrections for quantum systems. I find new terms that were overlooked in the literature at order 1/c and extended the level of approximation to the next order. These findings are significant for a consistent inclusion of gravity corrections in the description of quantum experiments of corresponding sensitivities, and also for testing aspects of GR, like the EEP, in the quantum realm.
License of this version: CC BY 3.0 DE
Document Type: MasterThesis
Publishing status: publishedVersion
Issue Date: 2022-04-12
Appears in Collections:Fakultät für Mathematik und Physik

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