Gyros, Clocks, Interferometers...: Testing Relativistic Gravity in Space

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lämmerzahl, C. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Everitt, C.W.F (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Hehl, F.W (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2001.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2001.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 562
• Subjects: Astrophysics.; Astronomy.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy-Observations.; Physical measurements.; Measurement .; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.
• Physical Description: XVII, 510 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540409885
• ISSN: 0075-8450 ;
• DOI: 10.1007/3-540-40988-2

Many new tests of gravity and, in particular, of Einstein's general relativity theory will be carried out in the near future: The Lense--Thirring effect and the equivalence principle will be tested in space; moreover, gravitational waves will be detected, and new atomic interferometers and clocks will be built for measurements in gravitational and inertial fields. New high-precision devices have made these experiments feasible. They will contribute to a better understanding of gravitational physics. Both experimental developments and the theoretical concepts are collected in this volume. Exhaustive reviews give an overall insight into the subject of experimental gravitation.