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Is a tabletop search for Planck scale signals feasible?

Is a tabletop search for Planck scale signals feasible?

Quantum gravity theory is untested experimentally. Could it be tested with tabletop experiments? While the common feeling is pessimistic, a detailed inquiry shows it possible to sidestep the onerous requirement of localization of a probe on the Planck length scale. I suggest a tabletop experiment which, given state-of-the-art ultrahigh vacuum …