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Equivalence Principle and Bound Kinetic Energy

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2014-01-14 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Theory Atomic Physics Quantum Physics

Abstract

We consider the role of the internal kinetic energy of bound systems of matter in tests of the Einstein equivalence principle. Using the gravitational sector of the standard model extension, we show that stringent limits on equivalence principle violations in antimatter can be indirectly obtained from tests using bound systems of normal matter. We estimate the bound kinetic energy of nucleons in a range of light atomic species using Green's function Monte Carlo calculations, and for heavier species using a Woods-Saxon model. We survey the sensitivities of existing and planned experimental tests of the equivalence principle, and report new constraints at the level of between a few parts in 10610^{6} and parts in 10810^{8} on violations of the equivalence principle for matter and antimatter.

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@article{arxiv.1308.2936,
  title  = {Equivalence Principle and Bound Kinetic Energy},
  author = {Michael A. Hohensee and Holger Mueller and R. B. Wiringa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1308.2936},
  year   = {2014}
}