Gyroscope-weighing experiment with a null result

J. E. Faller, W. J. Hollander, P. G. Nelson, and M. P. McHugh
Phys. Rev. Lett. 64, 825 – Published 19 February 1990
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Abstract

A recent experiment reporting an anomalous weight reduction for a spinning gyroscope weighed on a pan balance has been repeated in our laboratory. We find no anomalous weight changes of the magnitude reported that depend on rotor speed and/or rotational sense about the vertical axis.

  • Received 2 February 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.64.825

©1990 American Physical Society

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J. E. Faller, W. J. Hollander, P. G. Nelson, and M. P. McHugh

  • Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0440

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Vol. 64, Iss. 8 — 19 February 1990

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