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Testing weakest force with coldest spot

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2021-04-20 v2 Quantum Gases

Abstract

Ultra-cold atom experiment in space with microgravity allows for realization of dilute atomic-gas Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) with macroscopically large occupation number and significantly long condensate lifetime, which allows for a precise measurement on the shape oscillation frequency by calibrating itself over numerous oscillation periods. In this paper, we propose to measure the Newtonian gravitational constant via ultra-cold atom BEC with shape oscillation, although it is experimentally challenging. We also make a preliminary perspective on constraining the modified Newtonian potential such as the power-law potential, Yukawa interaction, and fat graviton. A resolution of frequency measurement of (1100)nHz(1-100)\,\mathrm{nHz} at most for the occupation number 10910^9, just one order above experimentally achievable number N106108N\sim10^6-10^8, is feasible to constrain the modified Newtonian potential with Yukawa interaction greatly beyond the current exclusion limits.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.2010.04943,
  title  = {Testing weakest force with coldest spot},
  author = {Rong-Gen Cai and Shao-Jiang Wang and Su Yi and Jiang-Hao Yu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.04943},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

v1, 10 pages, 3 figures; v2, references added, discussion extended for enlarged parameter space of Yukawa interaction, version accepted by EPJC

R2 v1 2026-06-23T19:13:56.324Z