title: Equivalence principle and bound kinetic energy.
abstract: We consider the role of the internal kinetic energy of bound systems of matter in tests of the Einstein equivalence principle. Using the gravitational sector of the standard model extension, we show that stringent limits on equivalence principle violations in antimatter can be indirectly obtained from tests using bound systems of normal matter. We estimate the bound kinetic energy of nucleons in a range of light atomic species using Green's function Monte Carlo calculations, and for heavier species using a Woods-Saxon model. We survey the sensitivities of existing and planned experimental tests of the equivalence principle, and report new constraints at the level of between a few parts in 10(6) and parts in 10(8) on violations of the equivalence principle for matter and antimatter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hohensee
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Wiringa