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Abstract: This talk attempts to contribute to the discussion, and in part, answer, the following questions: Does the equivalence principle hold for antiparticles? Is general relativity compatible with quantum mechanics, and if not, where are the limits of "compatibility"? What kind of gravitational effects could be seen in high-precision spectroscopy, and in g factor measurements, where the experimental accuracy is absolutely stupendous? How can we couple the Dirac equation to curved space-times?
Can we observe gravitational, position-dependent effects in atomic physics as opposed to g factor measurements, and would these lead to tiny violations of the Einstein equivalence principle? The talk will involve mathematical formulas [you have been warned (!)] but will be given with experimental constraints in mind.

Professor Ulrich Jentschura, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Host: CFP

Keywords: Physics, Center for Fundamental Physics