Newtonian gravity measurements impose constraints on unification theories (original) (raw)

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Theories which attempt to unify gravity with the other forces of nature can be coarsely classified according to the mass scale of the new particles they introduce or equivalently the length scale at which new phenomena occur. This mass scale can be expressed as _m_p(_m_H/_m_p)n, where _m_H is a typical hadron mass and _m_p is the Planck mass. In most current theories n is 0 or 1. However, in some theories n = 2, which offers the possibility of experimental consequences at kilometre scales. Here using satellite and geophysical data we place constraints on such theories and find that they are not viable unless _m_H>103 GeV.

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  1. Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Uriversity of Cambridge, Silver Street, Cambridge, CB3 9EW, UK
    G. W. Gibbons & B. F. Whiting

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Gibbons, G., Whiting, B. Newtonian gravity measurements impose constraints on unification theories.Nature 291, 636–638 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/291636a0

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