Physics
Scientific paper
Feb 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981cajph..59..283m&link_type=abstract
Canadian Journal of Physics, vol. 59, Feb. 1981, p. 283-288. Research supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Researc
Physics
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Cosmology, Deflection, Gravitation Theory, Light Transmission, Space-Time Functions, Time Lag, Asymmetry, Equations Of Motion, Light Beams, Light Speed, Mercury (Planet), Particle Trajectories, Perihelions, Radar Echoes, Relativistic Effects, Solar System
Scientific paper
The predictions for the perihelion shift, the deflection of light, and the delay time of a light ray are calculated in the nonsymmetric theory of gravitation. An upper bound for the parameter l (that occurs as a constant of integration in the static, spherically symmetric solution of the field equations) is obtained for the sun for the experimental value of the perihelion shift of Mercury, yielding a value equal to or less than 2920 plus or minus 100 km. The upper bound on l solar obtained from the Viking spacecraft time delay experiment is equal to or less than 11300 km. For the value 2920 km, it is found that the theory is consistent with the standard relativistic experiments for the solar system. The theory predicts that the perihelion of a satellite could reverse its direction of precession if it orbits close enough to the sun. The results for a highly eccentric satellite orbit are calculated in terms of the value l solar = 2920 km.
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