Significance of Composition-Dependent Effects in Fifth-Force Searches
Abstract
Indications of a possible composition-dependent fifth force, based on a reanalysis of the E\"otv\"os experiment, have not been supported by a number of modern experiments. Here, we argue that searching for a composition-dependent fifth force necessarily requires data from experiments in which the acceleration differences of three or more independent pairs of test samples of varying composition are determined. We suggest that a new round of fifth-force experiments is called for, in each of which three or more different pairs of samples are compared.
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