Astronomical measurements and coordinate conditions in relativistic celestial mechanics

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Nov 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979cemec..20..329b&link_type=abstract

Celestial Mechanics, vol. 20, Nov. 1979, p. 329-342.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astrometry, Astronomical Coordinates, Celestial Mechanics, Orbital Mechanics, Planet Ephemerides, Relativity, Schwarzschild Metric, Circular Orbits, Equations Of Motion, Gravitation Theory, Radar Echoes, Radar Measurement, Solar Gravitation, Solar Orbits

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Determination of dynamical effects from the equations of motion and calculation of ephemerides in terms of measurable quantities on the basis of the equations of light should be performed in one and the same coordinate system. The choice of coordinate system is arbitrary. For illustration we consider coplanar circular motions of the earth and one of the inner planets in the solar gravitational field described by the generalized three-parametric Schwarzchild metric. Specific values of the metric parameters characterize the adopted gravitational theory, as well as a definite coordinate system (for example, isotropic or 'standard' coordinates). Coordinates of the planets and radii of the orbits are coordinate-dependent quantities and cannot be directly reconciled with measurable quantities such as the round-trip transit times of radar signals or the angular distance between the planet and the distant fixed source (quasar). These ephemeris data may be calculated in terms of the initial measured values independently of the employed coordinate system. Relativistic ephemeris corrections should be taken into account both in radar reflection measurements and astrometric observations.

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