Summary of session C9

Experimental gravitation

authored by: Claus Lämmerzahl, Jürgen Müller
Abstract: General relativity (GR) is based on the Universality of Free Fall, the Universality of the Gravitational Redshift, and Local Lorentz Invariance, alltogether called the Einstein Equivalence principle. This implies that gravity has to be described by a metrical theory. Such theories in general give rise to the standard effects like perihelion shift, light deflection, gravitational time delay, Lense-Thirring effect, and the Schiff effect. Only if the underlying theory is Einstein's GR we have certain values for these effects. GR in turn predicts the existence, certain properties, and a particular dynamics of gravitational waves, black holes, binary systems, etc. which are also subject to experimental/observational proof. This includes practical applications in clock synchronization, positioning, navigation and geodesy.
Organisation(s): Institute of Geodesy
External Organisation(s): University of Bremen
Type: Review article
Journal: General relativity and gravitation
Volume: 46
Pages: 1-11
No. of pages: 11
ISSN: 0001-7701
Publication date: 12.04.2014
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-014-1701-7 (Access: Unknown)
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BibTeX

@article{0477a15ac912403e85c525a7009e04cb,
title = "Summary of session C9: Experimental gravitation",
abstract = "General relativity (GR) is based on the Universality of Free Fall, the Universality of the Gravitational Redshift, and Local Lorentz Invariance, alltogether called the Einstein Equivalence principle. This implies that gravity has to be described by a metrical theory. Such theories in general give rise to the standard effects like perihelion shift, light deflection, gravitational time delay, Lense-Thirring effect, and the Schiff effect. Only if the underlying theory is Einstein's GR we have certain values for these effects. GR in turn predicts the existence, certain properties, and a particular dynamics of gravitational waves, black holes, binary systems, etc. which are also subject to experimental/observational proof. This includes practical applications in clock synchronization, positioning, navigation and geodesy.",
keywords = "Astronomy, Atom interferometry, Binary systems, Clocks, Equivalence principle, Experimental gravitation, Geodesy, Lorentz invariance, Lunar laser ranging, Solar system tests",
author = "Claus L{\"a}mmerzahl and J{\"u}rgen M{\"u}ller",
note = "Funding information: Acknowledgments We would like to thank the center of excellence QUEST for support. C.L. also would like to acknowledge the support of the DFG funded Research Training Group 1620 “Models of Gravity”.",
year = "2014",
month = apr,
day = "12",
doi = "10.1007/s10714-014-1701-7",
language = "English",
volume = "46",
pages = "1--11",
journal = "General relativity and gravitation",
issn = "0001-7701",
publisher = "Springer New York",
number = "5",
}