Acceleration effects on atomic clocks

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/32/17/177001zbMATH Open1327.83050arXiv1412.4960OpenAlexW3106285414MaRDI QIDQ3447652FDOQ3447652

Authors: P. J. Felix da Silva, F. Dahia 

Publication date: 27 October 2015

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider a free massive particle inside a box which is dragged by Rindler observers. Admitting that the particle obeys the Klein-Gordon equation, we find the frequencies of the stationary states of this system. Transitions between the stationary states are employed to set a standard frequency for a toy atomic clock. Comparing the energy spectrum of the accelerated system with the energy spectrum of an identical system in an inertial frame, we determine the influence of the instantaneous acceleration on the rate of atomic clocks. We argue that our result does not violate the clock hypothesis.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1412.4960

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zbMATH Keywords

atomic clocksnon-inertial framelocality principleclock hypothesis

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophical and critical aspects of logic and foundations (03A05) Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Wave equation (35L05) Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45)

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