Title: Gravitational Experiments at Short Distances
Abstract:
Precision tests of the gravitational inverse-square law have covered
inter-mass separations from centimeter scales out to about one light-year,
but until recently we had almost no information about gravity at shorter
distances. New experiments using methods from classical gravitation, low
temperature physics, and surface science are now seeking fundamental forces
that might exist over the whole ?mesoscopic¹ range, from centimeters to
nanometers. Attention is focused especially on millimeter scales, both
because this is the current frontier for detecting forces of gravitational
strength, and because several theories make testable predictions at these
scales. In this talk I will review our knowledge of gravity at short
distances, survey current experiments, and summarize recent results,
including those from our laboratory.
Send comments to Marcela Carena and Bogdan Dobrescu:
wine@fnal.gov
