Indirect probe of quantum gravity using molecular wave-packets

The most obvious obstacle behind a direct test of quantum gravity (QG) is its energy scale (1019 GeV), which remains well outside of any human made machine. The next best possible approach is to provide indirect tests on effective theories of QG which can be performed in a lower energy scale. This paper is aimed in this direction, and shows a promising path to test the existence of the fundamental minimal length scale of Nature by measuring the dispersion of free, large molecular wave-packets. The existence of the minimal length is believed to be the reason for a modified commutation relationship between the position and momentum operators and, in this paper, we show that such a modification of the commutator has a profound effect on the dispersion rate of free wave-packets, and precise measurement on the broadening times of large molecular wave-packets (such as C60, C176 and large organic molecules) provide a promising path for an indirect test of quantum gravity, in a laboratory setting.