Experimental status of gravitational-strength forces in the sub-centimeter regime

被引:256
作者
Long, JC [1 ]
Chan, HW [1 ]
Price, JC [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Colorado, Dept Phys, CML, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
关键词
gravitational experiments; sub-centimeter range; long-range forces; Casimir forces; supersymmetry breaking; cryogenic mechanical oscillators;
D O I
10.1016/S0550-3213(98)00711-1
中图分类号
O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
We review the experimental constraints on additional macroscopic Yukawa forces for interaction ranges below 1 cm, and summarize several theoretical predictions of new forces in this region. An experiment using 1 kHz mechanical oscillators as test masses should be sensitive to much of the parameter space covered by the predictions. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V.
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页数:12
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