Newtonian self-gravity in trapped quantum systems and experimental tests (1702.04309v1)

Abstract: No experimental evidence exists, to date, whether or not the gravitational field must be quantised. Theoretical arguments in favour of quantisation are inconclusive. The most straightforward alternative to quantum gravity, a coupling between classical gravity and quantum matter according to the semi-classical Einstein equations, yields a nonlinear modification of the Schr\"odinger equation. Here, effects of this so-called Schr\"odinger-Newton equation are discussed, which allow for technologically feasible experimental tests.