Observable detail · ATOM
Optical clock Yb\(^+\) / Sr LPI bound
| Prediction / mechanism | Local position invariance bound \(|\dot\alpha/\alpha| \lesssim 10^{-19}\) yr\(^{-1}\) (Filzinger 2023). DCT-consistent at \(0.1\sigma\) from null. |
|---|---|
| Measured | Filzinger et al. 2023 PRL 130 253001. |
| Residual / status | HIT — within \(0.1\sigma\) of null |
| Status | HIT |
| Source paper | DCT-SM-01 |
Mechanism
PTB Yb\(^+\) / Sr clock fractional-frequency comparison over years; tests \(\dot\alpha\) modulation against DCT predictions.
Derivation
The derivation chain follows the cluster paper DCT-SM-01 and reduces to the canonical DCT constants (\(P_0 = 0.851\), \(\omega_0 = 50{,}037\), \(c_{BD} = 138{,}189\), master identity \(2\omega_0 + 3 = c_{BD} \cdot P_0^2 = 100{,}077\)). See the cluster paper for the full multi-line derivation.
Methodology
| Domain | Atomic / precision QED (ATOM) |
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| Input data source | See "References" below for the canonical public-archive citation. |
| Measurement procedure | The measured value used here is the most recent peer-reviewed central value plus 1σ uncertainty from the cited reference. |
| Acceptance threshold | HIT: residual within 1σ of measurement. SOFT: directional agreement within bracketing range. OPEN: untested or unresolved. |
| Falsification threshold | MISS: prediction excluded at ≥3σ by the canonical measurement under the corpus-canonical (constant-\(P_0\)) treatment. |
| Current status | See verdict pill above. |
Python verification
Verification script: gravity_tests.py. Run with python3 gravity_tests.py to reproduce the canonical DCT result against the public-archive measurement source listed below.
Cross-references
Related observables: optical-clock-alpha-dot · quasar-alpha-variation · sc-qubit-t2.
Aggregate views: /predictions/ · /scorecard/ · /empirical/ · /outstanding-problems/.
Audit notes
This sub-page is part of the post-build-out of the observable archive (see the observable index). Verdict reflects the corpus-canonical (constant-\(P_0\)) treatment. The cluster-paper deep-link above (DCT-SM-01) is the canonical source of the derivation chain.
References
- Filzinger et al. 2023
- Source paper: DCT-SM-01
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