Space experiments. Report of workshop C2 (10th International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation, Padua, July 3 - 8, 1983).
Abstract
An account is given of the two workshop sessions of Workshop C2, covering space experiments in gravitational physics. The first workshop session concerned a wide variety of space experiments using either earth satellites or suggested new interplanetary missions. The one with the greatest potential impact on gravitational physics over the next decade is the widely known Stanford Gyro Relativity Experiment. The prospects for flight of this experiment by about 1990 appear to be quite good. This would be the first test of the 'gravitomagnetic' effects predicted by general relativity, and would determine whether the fundamental rotational effects of massive bodies are built into the theory correctly. There are also important applications in astronomy since frame-dragging effects of supermassive black holes may well be responsible for the alignment of jets emitted by quasar and active galactic nuclei. The second session of the workshop was devoted to searches for low-frequency gravitational waves using microwave tracking of distant spacecraft and accurate timing of pulsar signals.
- Publication:
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General Relativity and Gravitation Conference
- Pub Date:
- 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984grg..conf..387B
- Keywords:
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- Gravitational Effects;
- Gravitational Wave Antennas;
- Relativity;
- Spaceborne Experiments;
- Active Galactic Nuclei;
- Celestial Mechanics;
- Interplanetary Flight;
- Microwave Sensors;
- Pulsars;
- Spacecraft Tracking;
- Astrophysics;
- General Relativity:Tests;
- Gravitational Radiation:Detection