Someone argues: 'MICROSCOPE bounds the Eotvos parameter at

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The Geometry of Gravity, Ch The equivalence principle under test

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Someone argues: 'MICROSCOPE bounds the Eotvos parameter at ∣ε(Ti,Pt)∣≲2.7×10−15|\varepsilon(\mathrm{Ti,Pt})| \lesssim 2.7\times10^{-15}. By Schiff's conjecture, universality of free fall at this level implies that local Lorentz invariance and local position invariance also hold to the same 2.7×10−152.7\times10^{-15} precision. The three pillars together make up the strong equivalence principle, so MICROSCOPE has verified the strong equivalence principle to a few parts in 101510^{15}, and with it, confirmed that Einstein's theory is the one true theory of gravity.' Find the errors in this argument and give a corrected statement of what MICROSCOPE establishes.

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