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Coupling Quantum Matter and Gravity

@inproceedings{Giulini2022CouplingQM,
  title={Coupling Quantum Matter and Gravity},
  author={Domenico Giulini and Andr{\'e} Gro{\ss}ardt and Philip K Schwartz},
  year={2022}
}
In this contribution we deal with several issues one encounters when trying to couple quantum matter to classical gravitational fields. We start with a general background discussion and then move on to two more technical sections. In the first technical part we consider the question how the Hamiltonian of a composite two-particle system in an external gravitational field can be computed in a systematic post-Newtonian setting without backreaction. This enables us to reliably estimate the… 
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