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An E\"otv\"os experiment to test the weak equivalence principle (WEP) for zero-point vacuum energy is proposed using a satellite. Following the suggestion of Ross for a terrestrial experiment of this type, the acceleration of a spherical…

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The coincident detection of a gravitational-wave (GW) event GW170817 with electromagnetic (EM) signals (e.g., a short gamma-ray burst SGRB 170817A or a macronova) from a binary neutron star merger within the nearby galaxy NGC 4933 provides…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-12-06 Jun-Jie Wei , Bin-Bin Zhang , Xue-Feng Wu , He Gao , Peter Mészáros , Bing Zhang , Zi-Gao Dai , Shuang-Nan Zhang , Zong-Hong Zhu

To date, no framework combining quantum field theory and general relativity and hence unifying all four fundamental interactions, exists. Violations of the Einstein's equivalence principle (EEP), being the foundation of general relativity,…

The Einstein Equivalence Principle (EEP) can be probed with astrophysical sources emitting simultaneously different types of neutral particles, or particles with varying energies, by testing their time of flight through the same…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-09-23 He Gao , Xue-Feng Wu , Peter Mészáros

The universality of free fall, the weak equivalence principle (WEP), is a cornerstone of the general theory of relativity, the most precise theory of gravity confirmed in all experiments up to date. The WEP states the equivalence of the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-10-28 Tigran Kalaydzhyan

We provide a quantum derivation of Einstein's Weak Equivalence Principle (WEP) of general relativity using a new quantum gravity theory proposed by the authors called Electro-Magnetic Quantum Gravity or EMQG (ref. 1). Newtonian Inertia is a…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Tom Ostoma , Mike Trushyk

The Weak Equivalence Principle (WEP) and the local Lorentz invariance (LLI) are two major assumptions of General Relativity (GR). The MICROSCOPE mission, currently operating, will perform a test of the WEP with a precision of $10^{-15}$.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-06-01 H. Pihan-Le Bars , C. Guerlin , P. Wolf

The Space Time Explorer and QUantum Equivalence principle Space Test (STE-QUEST) recently proposed, aims at performing a precision test of the weak equivalence principle (WEP), a fundamental cornerstone of General Relativity. Taking…

We report a hyperfine-states related weak equivalence principle (WEP) test which searches for possible WEP violation signal in single atom interferometer. With the ground hyperfine states $\left|F=1\right\rangle$ and…

We propose a simple experimental test of the quantum equivalence principle introduced by Zych and Brukner [arXiv:1502.00971], which generalises the Einstein equivalence principle to superpositions of internal energy states. We consider a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-09-13 Patrick J. Orlando , Robert B. Mann , Kavan Modi , Felix A. Pollock

In this paper, we present a novel method to test the Einstein's Equivalence Principle (EEP) using (simultaneous) multi-wavelength radio observations of polarized blazars. We analyze simultaneous multi-wavelength polarization observations of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-03-04 Shuang-Xi Yi , Yuan-Chuan Zou , Xuan Yang , Bin Liao , Shao-Wen Wei

Einstein equivalence principle (EEP), as one of the foundations of general relativity, is a fundamental test of gravity theories. In this paper, we propose a new method to test the EEP of electromagnetic interactions through observations of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-09-15 Chunlong Li , Hongsheng Zhao , Yi-Fu Cai

MICROSCOPE's space test of the weak equivalence principle (WEP) is based on the minute measurement of the difference of accelerations experienced by two test masses as they orbit the Earth. A detection of a violation of the WEP would appear…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-12-23 Joel Bergé , Quentin Baghi , Alain Robert , Manuel Rodrigues , Bernard Foulon , Emilie Hardy , Gilles Métris , Sandrine Pires , Pierre Touboul

In this work, a precise quantum formulation of Einstein's Equivalence Principle (EEP) is developed within the framework of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics. By employing detailed analyses in both the Schr\"odinger and Heisenberg pictures,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-03 S. A. Torres

The Einstein Equivalence Principle (EEP) is one of the foundations of the theory of General Relativity and several alternative theories of gravitation predict violations of the EEP. Experimental constraints on this fundamental principle of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-11-19 P. Delva , A. Hees , S. Bertone , E. Richard , P. Wolf

We study the possible impact of the neutrino oscillation which could be induced by a tiny violation of equivalence principle (VEP) for neutrinos emitted from supernova driven by gravitational collapse. Due to the absence of any significant…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2011-05-23 M. M. Guzzo , H. Nunokawa , R. Tomas

A scheme of an optical detector is proposed for checking Einsteins equivalence principle (EEP) in a null gravitational redshift experiment and for testing methods for calculating the length of a resonator in a weak variable gravitational…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-01-07 R. A. Daishev , Z. G. Murzakhanov , A. F. Skochilov

The joint realm of quantum mechanics and the general-relativistic description of gravitation is becoming increasingly accessible to terrestrial experiments and observations. In this essay we study the emerging indications of the violation…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 G. Z. Adunas , E. Rodriguez-Milla , D. V. Ahluwalia

We review the experimental evidence for Einstein's special and general relativity. A variety of high precision null experiments verify the weak equivalence principle and local Lorentz invariance, while gravitational redshift and other clock…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-07-19 Clifford M. Will

The Weak Equivalence Principle is the founding pillar of General Relativity and as such it should be verified as precisely as possible. The Microscope experiment tested it in low Earth orbit, finding that Pt and Ti test masses fall toward…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-01-15 Anna M. Nobili , Alberto Anselmi