Macroscopic T nonconservation: Prospects for a new experiment

William Bialek, John Moody, Frank Wilczek

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Abstract

Breakdown of time-reversal invariance can be detected in macroscopic samples as a magnetic alignment along an electric field. We show that both fundamental and practical limits to the detection of this effect in paramagnets correspond to measurement of electron electric dipole moments down to de10-28ecm on 50-g quantities of EuS near its Curie point; this compares to the current limit of de<~10-24ecm. Strategies for still greater sensitivity are outlined.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1623-1626
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume56
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 1986
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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