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Tests of the Gravitational Inverse-Square Law

E. G. Adelberger, B. R. Heckel, A. E. Nelson

Abstract

We review recent experimental tests of the gravitational inverse-square law and the wide variety of theoretical considerations that suggest the law may break down in experimentally accessible regions.

arXiv comments
81 pages, 10 figures, submitted by permission of the Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science. Final version of this material is scheduled to appear in the Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science Vol. 53, to be published in December 2003 by Annual Reviews, http://AnnualReviews.org
Journal reference
Ann.Rev.Nucl.Part.Sci.53:77-121,2003
DOI
doi:10.1146/annurev.nucl.53.041002.110503
Subjects
hep-phHigh Energy Physics, Phenomenology astro-phAstrophysics gr-qcGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology hep-exHigh Energy Physics, Experiment hep-thHigh Energy Physics, Theory

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  1. Gravity Is Not Like the Other Forces 1 comment

    • No, what you’re saying is correct. If the inverse square law was obeyed perfectly, space would be restricted to 3-spatial dimensions. The extra spatial dimensions are usually theorized to be extremely compact so the effects of a higher power law (the inverse square law can be…

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  2. Ask HN: Physicists of HN, what are you working on these days? 1 comment

    • Apologies for the delayed reply -- HN's noprocrast setting is a powerful taskmaster. What we do is search for deviations from Newton's inverse square law. Depending upon the distance over which an experiment is performed, the ISL can be correct to a precision as high as ~10^-10…

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