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This paper describes a new laser version of the Michelson-Morley [1] experiment, in which we achieved a sensitivity Δc/c = (1.5±2.5)×10−15 [2]. This appears to constitute the most precise test of special relativity yet realized.
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One can understand the expected anisotropy as a manifestation of the gravitational redshift with height or, equivalently, in terms of a time delay of light signals propagating through a gravitational gradient. Direct measurements of the latter type, based on tracking data from the Mars-Viking lander, have recently measured this term to 0.2% [14].
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Brillet, A., Hall, J.L. (1979). An Improved Test of the Isotropy of Space Using Laser Techniques. In: Walther, H., Rothe, K.W. (eds) Laser Spectroscopy IV. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 21. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-38950-7_2
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