Recent progress in astronomical nomenclature in the relativistic framework
Abstract
Special topics of astronomical nomenclature related with relativity are discussed: the spatial orientation of the BCRS and GCRS, the problem of barycentric time scales TDB and Teph and the notions of day, Julian date and Julian year.
- Publication:
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Journées 2005 - systèmes de référence spatio-temporels
- Pub Date:
- October 2006
- Bibcode:
- 2006jsrs.conf..147K
- Keywords:
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- Earth rotation;
- reference systems;
- relativity;
- time;
- ephemerides