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We consider a linearized, effective quantum theory of gravitation in which gravity weakens at energies higher than ~10^-3 eV in order to accommodate the apparent smallness of the cosmological constant. Such a theory predicts departures from…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 R. R. Caldwell , Daniel Grin

The Newtonian gravitational constant has still 150 parts per million of uncertainty. This paper examines the linear and nonlinear equations governing the rotational dynamics of the torsion gravitational balance. A nonlinear effect modifying…

Classical Physics · Physics 2008-01-07 Michele Rossi , Lorenzo Zaninetti

An explicit dynamical model for non relativistic quantum mechanics with an effective gravitational interaction is proposed, which, as being well defined, allows in principle for the evaluation of every physical quantity. Its non unitary…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Sergio De Filippo

It was shown by the author (gr-qc/0207006) that screening the background of super-strong interacting gravitons creates Newtonian attraction if single gravitons are pairing and graviton pairs are destructed by collisions with a body. In such…

Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-23 Michael A. Ivanov

We show that the locally constant force necessary to get a stable hyperbolic motion regime for classical charged point particles, actually, is a combination of an applied external force and of the electromagnetic radiation reaction force.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-11-21 Mario Goto , Paulo Laerte Natti , Erica Regina Takano Natti

It is assumed that the primary interaction between two masses m1 and m2 is not attractive as postulated by Newton's law of gravitation, but repulsive. Both m1 and m2 emit and absorb gravitational radiation. Corresponding to the laws of…

General Physics · Physics 2008-02-03 Johann Albers

The gravitational forces exerted between fast neutrinos at short distances are examined using Newton's gravitational law, special relativity, and the equivalence principle. It is found that the magnitude of these forces is not negligible…

General Physics · Physics 2013-01-01 Constantinos G. Vayenas , Stamatios Souentie

Building on the principles of quantum electrodynamics and special relativity, we develop a semi-classical QED theory of gravitation. The experiment model for theoretical analysis is the "hyperfine splitting" of the ground energy state of…

General Physics · Physics 2013-11-13 Zhiping Li , Xin Li

Newton's constant is the least well-measured among the fundamental constants of Nature, and, indeed, its accurate measurement has long served an experimental challenge. Levitated mechanical systems are attracting growing attention for their…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-18 Francis J. Headley , Alessio Belenchia , Mauro Paternostro , Daniel Braun

In 1687, Isaac Newton published the universal law of gravitation stating that two bodies attract each other with a force proportional to the product of their masses and the inverse square of the distance. The constant of proportionality, G,…

Classical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Mikhail L. Gershteyn , Lev I. Gershteyn , Arkady Gershteyn , Oleg V. Karagioz

We show that a slowly varying Newton's constant, consistent with existing bounds, can potentially explain a host of observations pertaining to gravitational effects or phenomena across distances spanning from planetary to the cosmological,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-11-12 Saurya Das , Sourav Sur

The relativistic equations for the electromagnetic and gravitation interactions are similar: The only Lagrangian equation is the equation with Lorentz force. The potential satisfies the wave equation with the right - hand side proprtional…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2008-01-08 Yury M. Zinoviev

We investigate a new experimental possibility of measuring the Newtonian gravitational constant $G$ by using the weak measurement. Amplification via weak measurement is one of the interesting phenomena of quantum mechanics. In this letter,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-04-26 Kiyoharu Kawana , Daiki Ueda

We determined the Newtonian Constant of Gravitation G by interferometrically measuring the change in spacing between two free-hanging pendulum masses caused by the gravitational field from large tungsten source masses. We find a value for G…

Classical Physics · Physics 2014-11-21 Harold V. Parks , James E. Faller

The Newtonian gravitational constant $G$ obeys the dimensional relation $[G] [M] [a] = [v]^4$, where $M$, $a$, and $v$ denote mass, acceleration, and speed, respectively. Since the baryonic Tully-Fisher (BTF) and Faber-Jackson (BFJ)…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-07-11 Dimitris M. Christodoulou , Demosthenes Kazanas

As is well known, there exist some Lorentz breaking scenarios which explain the smallness of the cosmological constant in the present era. An important aspect to analyze is the propagation of gravitational waves and the screening or…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-11-01 O. Santillan , M. Scornavacche

In the present paradigm the space is filled with very high flux of very small quanta whose wavelength equals the Planck's length. The quantum energy is very small, so the relevant Planck constant ho is much smaller than the usual h. This…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Maurizio Michelini

We measured Newton's gravitational constant G using a new torsion balance method. Our technique greatly reduces several sources of uncertainty compared to previous measurements: (1) it is insensitive to anelastic torsion fiber properties;…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-31 Jens H. Gundlach , Stephen M. Merkowitz

We study the variation of the gravitational Newton's constant on cosmological scales in scalar-tensor theories of gravity. We focus on the simplest models of scalar-tensor theories with a coupling to the Ricci scalar of the form $F(\sigma)…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-06-15 Mario Ballardini , Fabio Finelli , Domenico Sapone

The magnitude of gravity at subatomic distances was investigated in the nuclear size range by examining the vibrational kinetic energy of baryons and quarks, treated as waveparticles and strings, in the 4He and 2H nuclei. Due to the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-07-30 Constantinos G. Vayenas , Stamatia Giannareli , Stamatios Souentie