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Gyros, Clocks, Interferometers...: Testing Relativistic Graviy in Space / edited by Claus Lämmerzahl, C. W. Francis Everitt, Friedrich W. Hehl
Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: SpringerLink Bücher | Lecture notes in physics ; 562Publisher: Berlin ; Heidelberg : Springer, 2001Description: Online-RessourceISBN:- 9783540409885
- 9783540412366
- 523.01 23
- 530.14
- 530
- QC173.6
Contents:
Summary: Overview -- An Overview of Solar System Gravitational Physics: The Theory—Experiment Interface -- Determination of the Gravitational Constant -- The Lense—Thrirring Effect -- The Lense—Thirring Effect: From the Basic Notions to the Observed Effects -- Gravity Probe B: Countdown to Launch -- Gravitomagnetism and the Clock Effect -- Spinning Relativistic Particles in External Fields -- Detection of Gravitational Waves -- The GEO 600 Gravitational Wave Detector Status, Research, Development -- Gravitational Radiation Theory and Light Propagation -- Relic Gravitational Waves and Their Detection -- The Equivalence Principle -- Principles of Equivalence: Their Role in Gravitation Physics and Experiments That Test Them -- STEP: A Status Report -- High Sensitive DC SQUID Based Position Detectors for Application in Gravitational Experiments at the Drop Tower Bremen -- Space Accelerometers: Present Status -- Searching for Extra Dimensions and New String-Inspired Forces in the Casimir Regime -- Relativistic Effects in the Motion of the Moon -- Lunar Laser Ranging — A Comprehensive Probe of the Post-Newtonian Long Range Interaction -- Testing Relativistic Gravityand Measuring Solar System Parameters via Optical Space Missions -- Clocks and Rods -- Clocks for Length and Time Measurement -- SpaceTime Mission: Clock Test of Relativityat Four Solar Radii -- Pulsar Timing — Strong Gravity Clock Experiments -- Quantum Tests of General Relativity -- Relativistic Phase Shifts for Dirac Particles Interacting with Weak Gravitational Fields in Matter—Wave Interferometers -- Spin in Gravity -- Spin in Special and General Relativity -- Testing the Dirac Equation -- Electromagnetic Field and Gravity -- How Does the Electromagnetic Field Couple to Gravity, in Particular to Metric, Nonmetricity, Torsion, and Curvature?.Summary: 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.PPN: PPN: 1650676271Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-2-BAE | ZDB-2-SEB | ZDB-2-SXP | ZDB-2-LNP | ZDB-2-PHA
""Gyros, Clocks, Interferometers...: Testing Relativistic Gravity in Space""; ""Preface""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""List of Contributors""; ""An Overview of Solar System Gravitational Physics: The Theory�Experiment Interface""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Testable Models for Experiments""; ""3 Lunar Laser Ranging""; ""4 Geodetic Precession and NASA �s Gravity Probe �B""; ""5 Interplanetary Laser Ranging""; ""6 A STEP Experiment""; ""Acknowledgement""; ""References""; ""Determination of the Gravitational Constant""; ""1 Introduction""
""2 Currently Running Experiments""""3 The Principle of Our Experiment""; ""4 The Experimental Setup""; ""5 The Measuring Procedure and First Results""; ""6 Outlook""; ""Acknowledgment""; ""References""; ""The Lense�Thirring Effect: From the Basic Notions to the Observed Effects""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Rotation""; ""3 Equation of Motion for Angular Momentum""; ""3.1 The Motion of Gyroscopes""; ""3.2 Motion of an Elementary Particle with Spin 1/2""; ""4 Gravitational Field of a Rotating Body""; ""4.1 Stationary Gravitational Field""; ""4.2 Gravitational Field of a RotatingSource""
""5 Lense�Thirring Effect""""5.1 Motion of a Point Particle""; ""5.2 Motion of a Gyroscope""; ""6 On the Observation of Gravitomagnetic Effects""; ""6.1 Lense�Thirring Effect for Point Particles""; ""6.2 Lense�Thirring Effect for Gyroscopes""; ""6.3 Lense�Thirring Effect in Quantum Physics""; ""Appendix: Theory of Congruences""; ""References""; ""Gravity Probe B: Countdown to Launch""; ""1 Gravity Probe B: An Experiment in Physics � and Management""; ""2 Shape of the Experiment""; ""3 Incremental Prototyping""; ""4 Risk Mitigation and Verification Matrix""
""5 Probe-C Assembly March�August 1999""""6 Probe-C Testing in Science Mission Dewar August�December 1999""; ""7 The Four Discrepancies and Their Resolution August 1999�June 2000""; ""8 Spacecraft, Electronics Systems, Integration & Test""; ""8.1 Spacecraft""; ""8.2 Payload Electronics""; ""8.3 Integration & Test,Ground Station,and Launch""; ""Acknowledgement""; ""Gravitomagnetism and the Clock Effect""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Gravitoelectromagnetism""; ""2.1 Gravitational Larmor Theorem""; ""2.2 Gravitoelectromagnetic Field""; ""2.3 Free Fall Is Not Universal""
""2.4 GEM Stress-Energy Tensor""""2.5 Oscillations of a Charged Rotating Black Hole""; ""3 Structure of Time and Relativistic Precession""; ""4 Clock Effect in the PPN Approximation""; ""5 Detection of the Gravitomagnetic Temporal Structure""; ""6 Quantum Origin of Inertia""; ""7 Discussion""; ""Appendix: Mach and the Absolute Motion of Light""; ""References""; ""Spinning Relativistic Particles in External Fields""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Covariant and Noncovariant Equations of Motion of a Spinning Particle in an Electromagnetic Field""
""2.1 The Problem with the Covariant Equations of Motion""
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