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Fundamental symmetries and precision measurements on trapped particles

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The tests of fundamental symmetries (CPT symmetry and the equivalence principle for antiparticles) that can be deduced from high-precision frequency measurements on trapped particles are reviewed.

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Hughes, R.J. Fundamental symmetries and precision measurements on trapped particles. Hyperfine Interact 81, 35–44 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00567249

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