How to Measure Gravitational Aberration?
Abstract
In 1905, Henri Poincardependent interactions. We show how the actual value of the gravitational aberration can be obtained by measurement of a single angle at a suitable time t* corresponding to the perihelion of an elliptic orbit. We also derive an a priori error estimate that expresses how accurately t* has to be determined to obtain the gravitational aberration to a prescribed tolerance.
- Publication:
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Binary Stars as Critical Tools & Tests in Contemporary Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- August 2007
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 2007IAUS..240..670K