The equivalence principle
- 1 July 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Contemporary Physics
- Vol. 34 (4) , 177-191
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00107519308213817
Abstract
The experimental basis of the equivalence principle is reviewed, and the implications for the gravitational interactions of elementary particles are studied within a special relativistic framework. The gravitational red shift is treated in detail and is used to show that antiparticles also obey the equivalence principle. The profound consequences of a violation of the equivalence principle are discussed.Keywords
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