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>Each of those two sets of atoms were split into superpositions, with one path traveling closer to the mass than the other, separated by about 25 centimeters O
by Arwill 5y ago
>Each of those two sets of atoms were split into superpositions, with one path traveling closer to the mass than the other, separated by about 25 centimeters
One path of the particle in superposition was closer to the 1.25Kg mass than the other path, and they did measure a difference when doing that.
I don't know if you are trying to be pedantic, or just want to contradict. I know what you are saying, but the the expression "not touching the field" makes perfect sense to me. Try plotting the 25cm distance difference for the 1.25Kg mass, and see if it makes a difference or not...
- pdonis 5y ago> they did measure a difference They measured a phase shift in the wave function, as I said. They did not measure any direct difference in "gravitational effect" on the particles, as for example a difference in bending of their trajectories due to the source mass would be. > the expression "not touching the field" makes perfect sense to me The problem with it, as several commenters have pointed out, is that you can't shield anything from gravity. The "not touching the field" comes from electromagnetism, where you can shield things from the field. So the "not touching the field" interpretation, while it works for EM, does not work for gravity.