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arXiv:2504.21626

Reply to comment on: Observation of the quantum equivalence principle for matter-waves

Or Dobkowski, Barak Trok, P. I. Skakunenko, Yonathan Japha, David Groswasser, Maxim A. Efremov, Chiara Marletto, Ivette Fuentes, Roger Penrose, Vlatko Vedral, Wolfgang P. Schleich, R. Folman

Published Apr 30, 2025• 0 citations
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Abstract

We show that in contrast to a recent claim, the Quantum Galileo Interferometer is sensitive to a uniform gravitational field in the presence and even in the absence of the levitation condition.
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.2504.21626

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