Thank you for the answer.Vanadium 50 said:Two answers:
(1) It won't work as described. It will be dominated by noise and possibly other physical effects, i.e. when you place on a stand, you place it on a spring, because everything is a spring.
(2) People who have the expertise to reduce this noise and make this a practical experiment - if that is even possible - have their own research programs and no not need more work on their plates. They have plenty.
The logic of the experiment seems dubious to me. He's arguing via conservation of momentum, that when the photon is absorbed by the block, the center of mass of the block will undergo a Planck-scale displacement (before the photon is re-emitted), and so this is an opportunity for quantum-gravitational modifications of usual laws of motion to manifest. But in reality, the photon is not absorbed by "the block", it's absorbed by an individual particle within the block.DyerMaker said:Thank you for the answer.
But aren't the results of this experiment so important for the modern physicians that it has a higher priority and should be conducted more rapidly?
While there have been numerous theoretical studies and indirect experiments suggesting the existence of quantum foam, direct detection remains a significant challenge. Current technology is not yet advanced enough to observe quantum foam directly, but researchers are continuously developing new methods to approach this goal.
Quantum foam, also known as spacetime foam, is a concept in quantum mechanics that suggests spacetime is not smooth but rather composed of fluctuating, tiny, and transient quantum particles. This idea was introduced by physicist John Wheeler in the 1950s.
Detecting quantum foam would provide significant insights into the fundamental nature of spacetime and quantum mechanics. It could help bridge the gap between quantum mechanics and general relativity, potentially leading to a unified theory of quantum gravity.
Scientists are exploring various methods to detect quantum foam, including high-energy particle collisions, precise measurements of the behavior of light and particles over vast distances, and experiments involving gravitational waves. These methods aim to identify the subtle effects that quantum foam might have on physical phenomena.
One of the main challenges in detecting quantum foam is its incredibly small scale, which is believed to be at the Planck length (around 1.6 x 10^-35 meters). Current technology cannot probe such minuscule distances directly. Additionally, the effects of quantum foam are extremely subtle and require highly sensitive instruments to detect.