Precision laboratory tests of Newton's inverse-square law and Einstein's equivalence principle
by
Eric Adelberger(Washington University)
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Europe/Rome
Aula Bruno Touschek (LNF INFN)
Aula Bruno Touschek
LNF INFN
Via Enrico Fermi, 40
00044 Frascati
Description
Modern theoretical frameworks for unifying gravity with the other fundamental interactions typically suggest that Einstein's equivalence principle and Newton's inverse-square law may not be exact. I will discuss the basic methods, fudamental limitations and recent results of ultra-sensitive mechanical experiments that probe both of these "sacred principles". The null results of these tests have far-reaching implications ranging from the gravitational properties of anti-matter to the possibility of large "extra" dimensions and new physics below the milli-eV scale.
