An experiment comparing falling and stationary rubidium atomic waves found a quantum phase difference consistent with Einstein's equivalence principle. A rubidium atom can behave as a wave that researchers can split between two paths.
An experiment comparing falling and stationary rubidium atomic waves found a quantum phase difference consistent with Einstein's equivalence principle.
A rubidium atom can behave as a wave that researchers can split between two paths.
This allows the same atom to effectively follow both paths at once, without being broken into pieces.
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An experiment comparing falling and stationary rubidium atomic waves found a quantum phase difference consistent with Einstein's equivalence principle. A rubidium atom can behave as a wave that researchers can split between two paths. This allows the same atom to effectively follow both paths at once, without being broken into pieces.
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