Witnessing Quantum Aspects of Gravity in a Laboratory

- Rescheduled -

5 - 9 October 2020

Venue: Snellius

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Is gravity classical or quantum? It has been long debated in the community whether the two masses interact via a classical or a quantum graviton, a carrier of the gravitational interaction. Gravity is perhaps the only known interactions of nature whose quantum aspects have not been proven in any experiment so far. This workshop will aim to create a protocol to test quantum gravity in a table-top experiment and study the experimental feasibility to witness gravity's Cheshire cat with the help of techniques used in quantum information and quantum technology. 


    Monday 5 October

    09:3010:00 

    Arrival, office assignment, coffee/tea

    10:0010:15 

    Welcome by Lorentz Center

    10:1510:30 

    Marletto, Chaira

    10:4511:15 

    Kiefer, Claus

    11:1511:45 

    Blencowe, Miles

    11:4512:30 

    Panel discussion with the morning speakers

    12:3014:00 

    Lunch @Snellius restaurant

    14:0014:30 

    Wunderlich, Christof

    14:3015:00 

    Barker, Peter

    15:0015:30 

    Ulbricht, Hendrik

    15:3016:30 

    Coffee/tea break

    16:3018:00 

    Panel discussion & White paper preparation

    18:0019:30 

    Wine & cheese party @common room

    Tuesday 6 October

    10:0010:30 

    Brukner, Caslav

    10:3011:00 

    Hu, Bei-Lok

    11:0011:30 

    Pikovski, Igor

    11:3012:00 

    Morley, Gavin

    12:0012:30 

    Panel discussion with the morning speakers

    12:3014:00 

    Lunch @Snellius restaurant

    14:0014:30 

    Bassi, Angelo

    14:3015:00 

    Pikovski, Igor

    15:0015:30 

    Paternostro, Mauro

    15:3016:30 

    Coffee/tea break

    16:3017:30 

    Panel discussion & White paper preparation

    17:3019:00 

    Break out sessions with Cheese/nibbles

    Wednesday 7 October

    10:0010:30 

    Aspelmeyer, Markus

    10:3011:00 

    Boumeester, Dirk

    11:0011:30 

    Bose, Sougato

    11:3012:00 

    Kim, Miungshik

    12:0012:30 

    Panel discussion with the morning speakers

    12:3014:00 

    Lunch @Snellius restaurant

    14:0014:30 

    Pedernales, Julens

    14:3015:00 

    Plenio, Martin

    15:0015:30 

    Mazumdar, Anupam

    15:3016:30 

    Coffee/tea break

    16:3017:30 

    Panel discussion & White paper preparation

    17:3021:30 

    Workshop dinner

    Thursday 8 October

    10:0010:30 

    Geraci, Andrew

    10:3011:00 

    Marko, Toros

    11:0011:30 

    Fuentes, Ivette

    11:3012:00 

    Folman, Ron

    12:0012:30 

    Panel discussion with the morning speakers

    12:3014:00 

    Lunch @Snellius restaurant

    14:0014:30 

    Osterkamp, Tjerk

    14:3015:00 

    Fuentes, Ivette

    15:0015:30 

    Ryan Marshmann

    15:3016:30 

    Coffee/tea break

    16:3017:30 

    Panel discussion & White paper preparation

    Friday 9 October

    10:0011:15 

    White paper on Experimental aspects

    11:3012:30 

    White paper on Theory aspects

    12:3014:00 

    Lunch @Snellius restaurant

    14:0015:00 

    Especial Seminar

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    Myungshik Kim, Imperial College  

    Martin Plenio, Ulm University  

    Sougato Bose, University College  

    Anupam Mazumdar, University of Groningen  


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