On the Quantum Uncertainty of the Neutron Electric Dipole Moment

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Auteurs principaux: Guerrero, Octavio, Barrón-Palos, Libertad, Sudarsky, Daniel
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Publié: 2023
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author Guerrero, Octavio
Barrón-Palos, Libertad
Sudarsky, Daniel
author_facet Guerrero, Octavio
Barrón-Palos, Libertad
Sudarsky, Daniel
contents The continued interest in placing bounds on the neutron's Electric Dipole Moment (EDM) is due to the implications regarding the characteristics of the strong interaction and, in particular, its behavior under the CP symmetry. In this work, we discuss the apparent tension resulting from the discrepancy of about 13 orders of magnitude between the current bounds and the expected quantum uncertainty in the relevant quantity. We offer a resolution of the "puzzle" in terms of the notion of a weak measurement, using a version of the corresponding formalism adapted to consideration of the nEDM experiment at the Spallation Neutron Source at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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spellingShingle On the Quantum Uncertainty of the Neutron Electric Dipole Moment
Guerrero, Octavio
Barrón-Palos, Libertad
Sudarsky, Daniel
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Quantum Physics
The continued interest in placing bounds on the neutron's Electric Dipole Moment (EDM) is due to the implications regarding the characteristics of the strong interaction and, in particular, its behavior under the CP symmetry. In this work, we discuss the apparent tension resulting from the discrepancy of about 13 orders of magnitude between the current bounds and the expected quantum uncertainty in the relevant quantity. We offer a resolution of the "puzzle" in terms of the notion of a weak measurement, using a version of the corresponding formalism adapted to consideration of the nEDM experiment at the Spallation Neutron Source at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
title On the Quantum Uncertainty of the Neutron Electric Dipole Moment
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.00208