2005/08/31 by Orfeu Bertolami, O. Bertolami, João G. Rosa +1
Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics #Classical mechanics #Gravitation #Physics #Quantum #Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum mechanics #Theoretical physics #gr-qc #hep-ph #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2005.11.041
published as Phys.Lett.B633:111-115,2006 · Revtex4, 5 pages, 2 figures; version to appear in Physics Letters B
arxiv created 2005/11/18 · openalex publication_date 2005/11/23 · arxiv updated 2011/08/04 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
We study the transition between quantum and classical behaviour of particles in a gravitational quantum well. We analyze how an increase in the particles mass turns the energy spectrum into a continuous one, from an experimental point of view. We also discuss the way these effects could be tested by conducting experiments with atoms and fullerene-type molecules.