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Novel Tests of Gravity Below Fifty Microns
Presentation Year
2022
College or Department
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
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Physical processes regarding gravity are well understood on the scale of planetary
distances but pose challenges in measurements at very short distances. Theories
such as the Inverse Square Law (ISL) and Einstein’s Weak Equivalence Principle
(WEP) of General Relativity have been tested over distance scales from 1 cm to
infinity [1]. Reliable measurements of gravitational forces at scales smaller than a
centimeter carry significant challenges. The non-gravitational forces that are
generally negligible at the scale of everyday objects have a much more substantial
effect in the sub-centimeter regime. Our experiment seeks to measure gravity at these close distances.
distances but pose challenges in measurements at very short distances. Theories
such as the Inverse Square Law (ISL) and Einstein’s Weak Equivalence Principle
(WEP) of General Relativity have been tested over distance scales from 1 cm to
infinity [1]. Reliable measurements of gravitational forces at scales smaller than a
centimeter carry significant challenges. The non-gravitational forces that are
generally negligible at the scale of everyday objects have a much more substantial
effect in the sub-centimeter regime. Our experiment seeks to measure gravity at these close distances.
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