The general treatment of the high and low energy particle interference phase in a gravitational field

Citation
Cm. Zhang et A. Beesham, The general treatment of the high and low energy particle interference phase in a gravitational field, GEN RELAT G, 33(6), 2001, pp. 1011-1025
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION
ISSN journal
00017701 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1011 - 1025
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-7701(200106)33:6<1011:TGTOTH>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
The interference phase of the high energy mass neutrinos and the low energy thermal neutrons in a gravitational field are studied. For the mass neutri nos, we obtain that the phase calculated along the null is equivalent to th e half phase along the geodesic in the high energy limit, which means that the correct relative phase of the mass neutrinos is either the null phase o r the half geodesic phase. Further we point out the importance of the energ y condition in calculating the mass neutrino interference phase. Moreover, we apply the covariant phase to the calculation of the thermal neutron inte rference phase, and obtain the consistent result with that exploited in COW experiment.