Observation of the effect of gravity on the motion of antimatter.
Journal
Nature
ISSN: 1476-4687
Titre abrégé: Nature
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410462
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2023
Sep 2023
Historique:
received:
06
05
2023
accepted:
09
08
2023
medline:
4
10
2023
pubmed:
28
9
2023
entrez:
27
9
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Einstein's general theory of relativity from 1915
Identifiants
pubmed: 37758891
doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06527-1
pii: 10.1038/s41586-023-06527-1
pmc: PMC10533407
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
716-722Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s).
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