Submillimeter test of the gravitational inverse-square law: a search for "large" extra dimensions

Phys Rev Lett. 2001 Feb 19;86(8):1418-21. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.1418.

Abstract

Motivated by higher-dimensional theories that predict new effects, we tested the gravitational 1/r(2) law at separations ranging down to 218 microm using a 10-fold symmetric torsion pendulum and a rotating 10-fold symmetric attractor. We improved previous short-range constraints by up to a factor of 1000 and find no deviations from Newtonian physics.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Gravitation*