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Research project

Rotational tests of quantum mechanics and gravity

  • Research groups:
  • Lead researchers:
    Professor Hendrik Ulbricht
  • Research funder:
    Silicon Valley Community Foundation
  • Status:
    Not active

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Hendrik Ulbricht

Professor of Physics

Research interests

  • Hendrik's main research interests concern experimental tests of fundamental theories of Nature by table-top experiments but also in space. Some tests are concerned with the large mass limit of the quantum superposition principle, which forms the basis of quantum mechanics. Other experiments are concerned with testing the interplay between quantum mechanics and gravitation in the low energy limit.
  • The Ulbricht group performs quantum experimental research on the preparation and analysis of massive systems in non-classical states by various techniques. They pioneer so-called levitated opto- and magneto-mechanics experiments, where light and magnetic fields are used to both trap and control nano- and micro-particles in vacuum. Please see the Ulbricht group webpages for more details.
Connect with Hendrik

Email: [email protected]

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Research outputs