Effects of local mass anomalies in Eoetvoes-like experiments (open access)

Effects of local mass anomalies in Eoetvoes-like experiments

We consider in detail the effects of local mass anomalies in Eoetvoes-like experiments. It is shown that in the presence of an intermediate-range non-gravitational force, the dominant contributions to both the sign and magnitude of the Eoetvoes anomaly may come from nearby masses and not from the earth as a whole. This observation has important implications in the design and interpretation of future experiments, and in the formulation of unified theories incorporating new intermediate-range forces.
Date: May 26, 1986
Creator: Talmadge, C.; Aronson, S.H. & Fischbach, E.
System: The UNT Digital Library