Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Scientific paper
1998-11-11
ECONFC9808031:02,1998
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Lecture notes from the 1998 Slac Summer Institute on Particle Physics; 76 pages, 10 figures
Scientific paper
The status of experimental tests of general relativity and of theoretical frameworks for analysing them are reviewed. Einstein's equivalence principle (EEP) is well supported by experiments such as the E\"otv\"os experiment, tests of special relativity, and the gravitational redshift experiment. Future tests of EEP will search for new interactions arising from unification or quantum gravity. Tests of general relativity have reached high precision, including the light deflection, the Shapiro time delay, the perihelion advance of Mercury, and the Nordtvedt effect in lunar motion. Gravitational wave damping has been detected to half a percent using the binary pulsar, and new binary pulsar systems promise further improvements. When direct observation of gravitational radiation from astrophysical sources begins, new tests of general relativity will be possible.
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