Testing the equivalence principle: Why and how?

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Damour, T [1 ]
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[1] OBSERV PARIS, CNRS, DARC, F-92195 MEUDON, FRANCE
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10.1088/0264-9381/13/11A/005
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P1 [天文学];
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Part of the theoretical motivation for improving the present level of testing of the equivalence principle is reviewed. The general rationale for optimizing the choice of pairs of materials to be tested is presented. A simplified rationale is introduced based on a trichotomy of competing classes of theoretical models.
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