Equivalence Principle and Gravitational Redshift
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2015-03-19 v2 Atomic Physics
Quantum Physics
Abstract
We investigate leading order deviations from general relativity that violate the Einstein equivalence principle in the gravitational standard model extension. We show that redshift experiments based on matter waves and clock comparisons are equivalent to one another. Consideration of torsion balance tests, along with matter wave, microwave, optical, and M\"ossbauer clock tests, yields comprehensive limits on spin-independent Einstein equivalence principle-violating standard model extension terms at the level.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1102.4362,
title = {Equivalence Principle and Gravitational Redshift},
author = {Michael A. Hohensee and Steven Chu and Achim Peters and Holger Mueller},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.4362},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
4 pages, 1 figure, 2 tables. Detailed synchronization procedure. Accepted in Physical Review Letters