Schlamminger, S.
, Gundlach, J.
and Newman, R.
(2015),
Recent measurements of the gravitational constant as a function of time, Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology), [online], https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.91.121101
(Accessed April 25, 2024)
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Recent measurements of the gravitational constant as a function of time
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, Jens H. Gundlach, Riley D. Newman
Abstract
A recent publication (J.D. Anderson et. Al., EPL 110, 1002) found a strong correlation between the measured values of the gravitational constant G and the 5.9-year oscillation of the length of day. Here, we provide a compilation of all published measurements of G taken over the last 35 years. A least squares regression to a sinusoid with a period of 5.9 years still yields a better fit than a straight line. However our additions and corrections to the G data reported by Anderson et. al. significantly weaken the significance of the reported correlation.Citation
Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology)
Volume
91
Pub Type
Journals
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Keywords
big G, fundamental constant, time dependence
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Created June 11, 2015, Updated November 10, 2018