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View SchemaExperimental evidence that the gravitational constant varies with orientation
| Authors | Mikhail L. Gershteyn, Lev I. Gershteyn, Arkady Gershteyn, Oleg V. Karagioz |
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| ArXiv ID | physics/0202058 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0202058 |
Abstract
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, is one of the fundamental constants of nature. As the precision of measurements increased the disparity between the values of G, gathered by different groups, surprisingly increased. This unique situation was reflected by the 1998 CODATA decision to increase the relative G uncertainty from 0.013% to 0.15 %. Our repetitive measurements of the gravitational constant (G) show that G varies significantly with the orientation of the test masses relative to the system of fixed stars, as was predicted by the Attractive Universe Theory. The distances between the test masses were in the decimeter range. We have observed that G changes with the orientation by at least 0.054%.
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