%0 Journal Article
%T The Gravitational Constant G May Decrease between Millimetre-Sized Masses
%A Qinghua Cui
%J Journal of Modern Physics
%P 133-139
%@ 2153-120X
%D 2025
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jmp.2025.161005
%X The Newtonian gravitational constant G is one of the most important fundamental constants of nature, but still remains resistant to the standard model of physics and disconnected from quantum theory. During the past >100 years, hundreds of G values have been measured to be ranging around 6.66 to 6.7559 × 10−11 m3·kg−1·s−2 using macroscopic masses. More recently, however, a G value ((6.04 ± 0.06) × 10−11 m3·kg−1·s−2) measured using millimetre-sized masses shows significant deviation (by ~9%) from the reference G value, which the authors explained is resulted from “the known systematic uncertainties”. However, based on the observation of historical G values and the protocol of the millimetre-sized masses based experiment, here we proposed a theory that this deviation is not from “systematic uncertainties” but actually G will rapidly decrease when masses sphere diameter is less than 0.02 metres. Moreover, this theory predicted the G value will be 5.96 × 10−11 m3·kg−1·s−2 between masses whose diameter are 2 millimetres (0.002 metres), which matches the measured G value very well.
%K Gravity
%K Gravitational Constant
%K Cosmic Microwave Background
%K Diffraction
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=140091