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Short-range fundamental forces

Guillaume PignolSerge ReynaudVladimir V. FedorovStefan BaesslerStefan BaesslerS. HoedlMatthias BüchnerYu. SobolevAstrid LambrechtValery NesvizhevskyI. AntoniadisK.v. Protasov

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PhysicsGravity (chemistry)010308 nuclear & particles physicsGeneral EngineeringEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologyMechanics01 natural sciencesFundamental interactionContact forceCasimir effectClassical mechanics0103 physical sciencesRange (statistics)Neutron010306 general physicsFocus (optics)Interaction range

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Abstract We consider theoretical motivations to search for extra short-range fundamental forces as well as experiments constraining their parameters. The forces could be of two types: 1) spin-independent forces; 2) spin-dependent axion-like forces. Different experimental techniques are sensitive in respective ranges of characteristic distances. The techniques include measurements of gravity at short distances, searches for extra interactions on top of the Casimir force, precision atomic and neutron experiments. We focus on neutron constraints, thus the range of characteristic distances considered here corresponds to the range accessible for neutron experiments.

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2011-10-01Comptes Rendus Physique
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crhy.2011.05.004