Twin paradox with macroscopic clocks in superconducting circuits

We propose an implementation of a twin paradox scenario in superconducting circuits, with velocities as large as a few percent of the speed of light. Ultrafast modulation of the boundary conditions for the electromagnetic field in a microwave cavity simulates a clock moving at relativistic speeds. S...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Lindkvist, Joel, Sabín, Carlos, Fuentes, Ivette, Dragan, Andrzej, Svensson, Ida-Maria, Delsing, Per, Johansson, Göran
Format Paper Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 26.11.2014
Subjects
Boundary conditions
Circuits
Clocks
Dilation
Electromagnetic fields
Physics - General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Physics - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Physics - Quantum Physics
Superconductivity
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Summary:We propose an implementation of a twin paradox scenario in superconducting circuits, with velocities as large as a few percent of the speed of light. Ultrafast modulation of the boundary conditions for the electromagnetic field in a microwave cavity simulates a clock moving at relativistic speeds. Since our cavity has a finite length, the setup allows us to investigate the role of clock size as well as interesting quantum effects on time dilation. In particular, our theoretical results show that the time dilation increases for larger cavity lengths and is shifted due to quantum particle creation.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1401.0129