TESTS OF THE GRAVITATIONAL INVERSE-SQUARE LAW

By E. Adelberger, B. Heckel, A. Nelson. 2003

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▪ Abstract We review recent experimental tests of the gravitational inverse-square law and the wide variety of theoretical considerations that suggest the law may break down in experimentally accessible regions.

Subfields: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

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