Equivalence of active and passive gravitational mass using the moon

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Jul 1986

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Physical Review Letters (ISSN 0031-9007), vol. 57, July 7, 1986, p. 21-24. DOE-NASA-NSF-NBS-supported research.

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Lunar Composition, Lunar Gravitational Effects, Planetary Mass, Newton Second Law

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A limit is established for the violation of the equality of passive and active gravitational mass. The authors' test is based on an asymmetry in the composition of the moon. They hypothesize that the 2-km offset between the moon's center of figure and center of mass indicates an asymmetry in the distribution of Fe and Al. Unless the Fe on one side and the Al on the other attract each other with the same force, the moon will not be in the orbit predicted by classical mechanics. Using the results from laser ranging and a model for the moon's interior the authors find that the ratios of active to passive mass for Fe and Al are the same to a precision of 4×10-12.

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