Using three small-eccentricity relativistic binary pulsars, this paper obtains order-of-magnitude upper limits on SME matter-gravity coefficients for neutrons, protons, and electrons.
Equivalence Principle and Bound Kinetic Energy
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We consider the role of the internal kinetic energy of bound systems of matter in tests of the Einstein equivalence principle. Using the gravitational sector of the standard model extension, we show that stringent limits on equivalence principle violations in antimatter can be indirectly obtained from tests using bound systems of normal matter. We estimate the bound kinetic energy of nucleons in a range of light atomic species using Green's function Monte Carlo calculations, and for heavier species using a Woods-Saxon model. We survey the sensitivities of existing and planned experimental tests of the equivalence principle, and report new constraints at the level of between a few parts in $10^{6}$ and parts in $10^{8}$ on violations of the equivalence principle for matter and antimatter.
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Lorentz-violating matter-gravity couplings in small-eccentricity binary pulsars
Using three small-eccentricity relativistic binary pulsars, this paper obtains order-of-magnitude upper limits on SME matter-gravity coefficients for neutrons, protons, and electrons.