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The weak equivalence principle (WEP) is the cornerstone of gravitational theories. At the local scale, WEP has been tested to high accuracy by various experiments. On the intergalactic distance scale, WEP could be tested by comparing the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-10-26 Shu-Cheng Yang , Wen-Biao Han , Gang Wang

The status of experimental tests of general relativity and of theoretical frameworks for analysing them are reviewed. Einstein's equivalence principle (EEP) is well supported by experiments such as the E\"otv\"os experiment, tests of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-10-19 Clifford M. Will

Modern formulations of equivalence principles provide the foundation for an efficient approach to understanding and organizing the structural features of gravitation field theories. Since theories' predictions reflect differences in their…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-12-07 Mark P. Haugan , C. Lämmerzahl

Einstein's General Theory of Relativity predicted the existence of gravitational waves (GWs), which offer a way to explore cosmic events like binary mergers and could help resolve the Hubble Tension. The Hubble Tension refers to the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-01-07 Rishav Laloo , Prachi Gupta , Arun Kenath

A promising route to testing quantum gravity in the laboratory is to look for gravitationally-induced entanglement (GIE) between two or more quantum matter systems. Proposals for such tests have principally used microsolid systems, with…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-08-09 Richard Howl , Nathan Cooper , Lucia Hackermüller

The status of experimental tests of general relativity and of theoretical frameworks for analysing them is reviewed. Einstein's equivalence principle (EEP) is well supported by experiments such as the Eotvos experiment, tests of special…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-25 Clifford M. Will

The Einstein Equivalence Principle (EEP) carries a pivotal role in understanding theory of gravity and spacetime. It guarantees the gravity to be understood as geometric phenomenon. Considering gravitational coupling of matter in the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-07-21 ChengGang Qin , YuJie Tan , ChengGang Shao

A conservative constraint on the Einstein Weak Equivalence Principle (WEP) can be obtained under the assumption that the observed time delay between correlated particles from astronomical sources is dominated by the gravitational fields…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-08-03 Xue-Feng Wu , He Gao , Jun-Jie Wei , Xi-Long Fan , Peter Mészáros , Bing Zhang , Zi-Gao Dai , Shuang-Nan Zhang , Zong-Hong Zhu

The Newtonian constant of gravitation $G$ historically has the largest relative uncertainty over all other fundamental constants with some discrepancies in values between different measurements. We propose a new scheme to measure $G$ by…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-03-02 Akio Kawasaki

The Gravitation Astrometric Measurement Experiment (GAME) is a mission concept based on astronomical techniques (astrometry and coronagraphy) for Fundamental Physics measurements, namely the \gamma\ and \beta\ parameters of the Parametrized…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2012-05-25 Mario Gai , Alberto Vecchiato , Sebastiano Ligori , Alessandro Sozzetti , Mario G. Lattanzi

Low-frequency gravitational-wave astronomy can perform precision tests of general relativity and probe fundamental physics in a regime previously inaccessible. A space-based detector will be a formidable tool to explore gravity's role in…

The Weak Equivalence Principle (WEP), stating that two bodies of different compositions and/or mass fall at the same rate in a gravitational field (universality of free fall), is at the very foundation of General Relativity. The MICROSCOPE…

The perturbations of the gravitational field due to the mass distribution of an absolute gravimeter have been studied. The so called Self Attraction Effect (SAE) is crucial for the measurement accuracy, especially for the International…

Classical Physics · Physics 2015-07-28 Emanuele Biolcati , Sergiy Svitlov , Alessandro Germak

Space provides unique opportunities to test gravitation. By using an interplanetary spacecraft as a test mass, it is possible to test General Relativity at the Solar System distance scale. This requires to compute accurately the trajectory…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-09-16 Benjamin Lenoir , Bruno Christophe , Serge Reynaud

The STE-QUEST space mission will perform tests of the gravitational redshift in the field of the Sun and the Moon to high precision by frequency comparisons of clocks attached to the ground and separated by intercontinental distances. In…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-01-27 Peter Wolf , Luc Blanchet

In order to test the Einstein gravitation theory (EGT) we compare their predictions with the measured results in the following phenomena: the perihelion advance of planets, deflection of light, radar echo delays around the Sun and an…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-07-02 M. Cattani

This review is focused on tests of Einstein's theory of general relativity with gravitational waves that are detectable by ground-based interferometers and pulsar-timing experiments. Einstein's theory has been greatly constrained in the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-08-13 Nicolas Yunes , Xavier Siemens , Kent Yagi

We outline a mission with the aim of directly detecting the gravitomagnetic field of the Earth. This mission is called Gravity Probe C. Gravity Probe C(lock) is based on a recently discovered and surprisingly large gravitomagnetic clock…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Frank Gronwald , Eleonora Gruber , Herbert Lichtenegger , Roland A. Puntigam

According to a recent paper by Robinson and Wilczek, the leading gravitational corrections to the running of gauge couplings tend to reduce the values of the couplings at energies below the gravitational scale, defined to be the energy…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 Ilia Gogoladze , C. N. Leung

General Relativity (GR) remains the most accurate theory of gravity to date. It has passed many experimental tests in the Solar System as well as binary pulsar, cosmological and gravitational-wave (GW) observations. Some of these tests…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-03-13 Marta Colleoni , N. V. Krishnendu , Pierre Mourier , Sayantani Bera , Xisco Jiménez-Forteza