Relativistic theory for time and frequency transfer to order c^{-3}

Details Relativistic theory for time and frequency transfer to order c^{-3} Relativistic theory for time and frequency transfer to order c^{-3}

2000-10-30

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0010108v3

Astron.Astrophys.370:320-329,2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

11 pages, 2 figures, to appear in Astronomy & Astrophysics

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20010233

This paper is motivated by the current development of several space missions (e.g. ACES on International Space Station) that will fly on Earth orbit laser cooled atomic clocks, providing a time-keeping accuracy of the order of 5~10^{-17} in fractional frequency. We show that to such accuracy, the theory of frequency transfer between Earth and Space must be extended from the currently known relativistic order 1/c^2 (which has been needed in previous space experiments such as GP-A) to the next relativistic correction of order 1/c^3. We find that the frequency transfer includes the first and second-order Doppler contributions, the Einstein gravitational red-shift and, at the order 1/c^3, a mixture of these effects. As for the time transfer, it contains the standard Shapiro time delay, and we present an expression also including the first and second-order Sagnac corrections. Higher-order relativistic corrections, at least O(1/c^4), are numerically negligible for time and frequency transfers in these experiments, being for instance of order 10^{-20} in fractional frequency. Particular attention is paid to the problem of the frequency transfer in the two-way experimental configuration. In this case we find a simple theoretical expression which extends the previous formula (Vessot et al. 1980) to the next order 1/c^3. In the Appendix we present the detailed proofs of all the formulas which will be needed in such experiments.

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