The Lense-Thirring Effect and the Pioneer Anomaly:. Solar System Tests
Abstract
We report on a test of the Lense-Thirring effect with the Mars Global Surveyor orbiter and on certain features of motion of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto which contradict the hypothesis that the Pioneer anomaly can be caused by some gravitational mechanism.
- Publication:
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The Eleventh Marcel Grossmann Meeting On Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Gravitation and Relativistic Field Theories
- Pub Date:
- September 2008
- DOI:
- 10.1142/9789812834300_0458
- arXiv:
- arXiv:gr-qc/0608105
- Bibcode:
- 2008mgm..conf.2558I
- Keywords:
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- General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology;
- Astrophysics;
- High Energy Physics - Phenomenology;
- Physics - Geophysics;
- Physics - Space Physics
- E-Print:
- WS LaTex macros for proceedings, 3 pages, no figures, no tables, 31 references. Paper submitted to the Eleventh Marcel Grossmann Meeting on General Relativity, 23-29 July, Freie Universitaet Berlin, 2006. Abridged version to meet page limits. Some changes in the Lense-Thirrings section including the new results from MGS. Thanks to Daniela Taeuber for useful correspondence about the Pioneer anomaly