Would a Bose-Einstein condensate with a Planck mass tell us anything about quantum gravity at low energy?

A Bose-Einstein condensate with a Planck Mass of 0.00001 grams would contain more than 10^16 atoms. To be a probe of anything having to do with quantum gravity, you would then have to compress this object to a size approaching 10^-33 centimeters WITHOUT heating it up! In a word....IMPOSSIBLE.

But, hey, I'm just an astronomer!


Copyright 1997 Dr. Sten Odenwald
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