First real evidence of a strange quantum distortion in empty space

Re:First real evidence of a strange quantum distortion in em... by rsp1984 on Friday December 02, 2016 @12:07PM (#13090306)

I'm not a physicist but I wonder how is it possible to disambiguate this effect from classical "Einsteinian" gravitational deflection? Neutron stars must have strong gravitational effects on light as well.

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Re:First real evidence of a strange quantum distortion in em... by sidlls on Friday December 02, 2016 @12:41PM (#13090625)

We can predict the effects of gravitational lensing and note a difference (if applicable and there are any) which must then be explained by some other mechanism. That could be anything from a misestimation of the metric in the region of the body to quantum effects as this observation posits.

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Re:First real evidence of a strange quantum distortion in em... by dmd on Friday December 02, 2016 @12:44PM (#13090647)

Suppose someone gives you a dollar, and then someone gives you another dollar. Now you have two dollars, which is more than a dollar. Disambiguating two dollars from one dollar is fairly easy, because one is more than the other.

Same principle.

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Re:First real evidence of a strange quantum distortion in em... by anonymfus on Friday December 02, 2016 @01:32PM (#13091036)

Google brought me here:

https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9505100

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Re:First real evidence of a strange quantum distortion in em... by Florin_Andrei on Friday December 02, 2016 @02:49PM (#13091696)

G-lensing does not affect polarization.

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