采矿，导航，矿产勘探和环境水文学领域将受益于昆士兰新大学量子技术。
UQ数学和物理学理论物理学家Simon Haine博士证明了一种技术，可以普遍应用于物质波动力学的理论计算，并用于提高测量设备的敏感性。
“Until now, there has been no clear way to quantify the sensitivity of these devices, especially when the behaviour of the system is dominated by complicated wave-like dynamics,” Dr Haine said.
“When quantum physics takes over, we can no longer model the movement of atoms by treating them as simple particles. We need to treat them as waves.”
Dr Haine said the research, published in物理评论快报, would enable ultra-precise measurements of movement such as accelerations and rotations and of the strength and direction of gravity.
超专有的测量值在土地和海洋上有应用。
“The ability to ultra-precisely measure accelerations and rotations is important for submarines, and by using ultra-precise sensing technology, they can track their movement without needing to reveal their position by surfacing to access the Global Positioning satellites,” he said.
“同样，采矿行业可以使用这些超前的重力测量值，以帮助检测地下什么。
“Usually, what’s directly below us is rock, but if there is something slightly heavier (such as iron ore, gold, or uranium) or something slightly lighter (such as oil or gas), this changes the strength of the gravitational field slightly, and you can detect it.
“能够非常精确地测量重力将使采矿业仅通过测量表面的重力来找到地面下的有价值的沉积物。”
Haine博士说，这些发现有可能通过跟踪水的运动，尤其是地球表面下的地下水的运动来使环境水文学。
“This is useful for environmental science as it allows us to know where water is moving to and from,” he said.
“For example, if there is a drought, the groundwater starts to decrease from a particular area.
“它还使我们能够通过非常精确的重力场来跟踪冰川和极性冰盖的生长或减少。”
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