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Gyros, Clocks, Interferometers...: Testing Relativistic Graviy in Space

By Claus Lämmerzahl , Kenneth Nordtvedt (auth.) , C. W. Francis Everitt , Friedrich W. Hehl (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2001
ISBN
9783540412366, 3540412360
DOI
10.1007/3-540-40988-2
Open Library ID
OL18157995M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
5 MB (5609227 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics 562
Edition
1
Pages
510\506
Time added
2014-10-05 02:30:00
AstronomyAstrophysics and Cosmology; Measurement ScienceInstrumentation

Description

Many new tests of gravity and, in particular, of Einstein's general relativity theory will be carried out in the near future: The Lense--Thirring effect and the equivalence principle will be tested in space; moreover, gravitational waves will be detected, and new atomic interferometers and clocks will be built for measurements in gravitational and inertial fields. New high-precision devices have made these experiments feasible. They will contribute to a better understanding of gravitational physics. Both experimental developments and the theoretical concepts are collected in this volume. Exhaustive reviews give an overall insight into the subject of experimental gravitation.

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