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arxiv: 1207.2442 · v1 · submitted 2012-07-10 · 🌀 gr-qc · hep-ex

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Torsion-balance tests of the weak equivalence principle

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keywords equivalenceprincipleresultstorsion-balanceweakaccelerationsantimatterberyllium-aluminum
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We briefly summarize motivations for testing the weak equivalence principle and then review recent torsion-balance results that compare the differential accelerations of beryllium-aluminum and beryllium-titanium test body pairs with precisions at the part in $10^{13}$ level. We discuss some implications of these results for the gravitational properties of antimatter and dark matter, and speculate about the prospects for further improvements in experimental sensitivity.

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