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Title: Combined Search for a Lorentz-Violating Force in Short-Range Gravity Varying as the Inverse Sixth Power of Distance

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Huazhong Univ. of Science and Technology, Wuhan (China)
  2. Univ. of Western Australia, Crawley, WA (Australia)
  3. Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN (United States)
  4. Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN (United States); Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

Precision measurements of the inverse-square law via experiments on short-range gravity provide sensitive tests of Lorentz symmetry. A combined analysis of data from experiments at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Indiana University sets simultaneous limits on all 22 coefficients for Lorentz violation correcting the Newton force law as the inverse sixth power of distance. Furthermore, results are consistent with no effect at the level of 10–12 m4.

Research Organization:
Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Science Foundation (NSF); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0010120; PHY-1707986; 91636221; 11722542; 91736312; 11805074
OSTI ID:
1611362
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1490516
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 122, Issue 1; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 21 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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