Exploring Fifth Force Interactions with 18th Century Technology

Details Exploring Fifth Force Interactions with 18th Century Technology Exploring Fifth Force Interactions with 18th Century Technology

2005-03-18

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0503081v1

Int.J.Mod.Phys. D13 (2004) 2249-2254

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Submission to 2004 GRF Essay Contest

Scientific paper

10.1142/S0218271804006280

Many theories which unify gravity with the other known forces of nature predict the existence of an intermediate-range ``fifth force'' similar to gravity. Such a force could be manifest as a deviation from the gravitational inverse-square law. Currently, at distances near $10^{-1}$m, the inverse-square law is known to be correct to about one part per thousand. I present the design of an experiment that will improve this limit by two orders of magnitude. This is accomplished by constructing a torsion pendulum and source mass apparatus that are particularly insensitive to Newtonian gravity and, simultaneously, maximally sensitive to violations of the same.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Exploring Fifth Force Interactions with 18th Century Technology does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Exploring Fifth Force Interactions with 18th Century Technology, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Exploring Fifth Force Interactions with 18th Century Technology will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-180128