Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jun 1975
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975stin...7529962s&link_type=abstract
Final Report, 1 Oct. 1973 - 30 Jun. 1975 Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge. Dept. of Planetary Sciences.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Gravitational Fields, Radio Astronomy, Radio Interferometers, Relativistic Theory, Error Analysis, Gravitational Constant, Perturbation Theory, Wave Propagation
Scientific paper
The uses of radar observations of planets and very-long-baseline radio interferometric observations of extragalactic objects to test theories of gravitation are described in detail with special emphasis on sources of error. The accuracy achievable in these tests with data already obtained, can be summarized in terms of: retardation of signal propagation (radar), deflection of radio waves (interferometry), advance of planetary perihelia (radar), gravitational quadrupole moment of sun (radar), and time variation of gravitational constant (radar). The analyses completed to date have yielded no significant disagreement with the predictions of general relativity.
Counselman Charles C. III
Shapiro Irwin I.
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