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Interferometry as a Universal Tool in Physics

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The wide range of applications of atomic interferometry and of laser interferometry in the search for quantum gravity induced effects is presented. These effects consists of the exploration of relativistic gravity theories, tests of the Einstein Equivalence principle, of searches for quantum gravity induced deviations of the ordinary dispersion relation and of the search for fundamental fluctuations.

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Lämmerzahl, C. Interferometry as a Universal Tool in Physics. In: Kowalski-Glikman, J., Amelino-Camelia, G. (eds) Planck Scale Effects in Astrophysics and Cosmology. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 669. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11377306_6

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