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IndisputableMonolith.Gravity.EquivalencePrinciple
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 173/-- The RS prediction: the Eötvös parameter η = 0 exactly.
 174    η = |a₁ - a₂| / |a₁ + a₂| for two test bodies.
 175    Since both experience the same J-cost, a₁ = a₂, so η = 0. -/
 176def eotvos_parameter (a1 a2 : ℝ) : ℝ := |a1 - a2| / |a1 + a2|
 177
 178theorem rs_eotvos_zero (a : ℝ) : eotvos_parameter a a = 0 := by
 179  unfold eotvos_parameter; simp
 180
 181/-- The MICROSCOPE experiment measures η < 10⁻¹⁵.
 182    RS predicts η = 0 exactly. This is consistent with experiment and
 183    makes the strongest possible prediction: any nonzero η falsifies RS. -/
 184def microscope_bound : ℝ := 1e-15
 185
 186theorem rs_consistent_with_microscope :
 187    eotvos_parameter 9.80665 9.80665 < microscope_bound := by
 188  rw [rs_eotvos_zero]; unfold microscope_bound; norm_num
 189
 190end
 191
 192end EquivalencePrinciple
 193end Gravity
 194end IndisputableMonolith