MICROSCOPE Mission: First Results of a Space Test of the Equivalence Principle.
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.119.231101
Abstract: According to the weak equivalence principle, all bodies should fall at the same rate in a gravitational field. The MICROSCOPE satellite, launched in April 2016, aims to test its validity at the 10^{-15} precision level,… read more here.
Keywords: equivalence principle; equivalence; microscope mission; mission first ... See more keywords