Lasers, Clocks and Drag-Free Control
Exploration of Relativistic Gravity in Space
Samenvatting
Written by international experts, this book explores the possibilities for the next 20 years in conducting gravitational experiments in space that would make the most of the new and much-improved existing capabilities. They start from the premise that over the next decade the gravitational physics community will benefit from dramatic improvements in many technologies critical to the tests of gravity. This volume contains a comprehensive presentation of the theory, technology, missions and projects on relativistic gravity in space.
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General Theory of Relativity: Will it Survive the Next Decade? -- Orfeu Bertolami, Jorge Páramos, Slava G. Turyshev
Is the Physics Within the Solar System Really Understood? -- Claus Lämmerzahl, Oliver Preuss, Hansjörg Dittus Part II Theory Propagation of Light in the Gravitational Field of Binary Systems to Quadratic Order in
Newton’s Gravitational Constant -- Gerhard Schäfer and Michael H. Brügmann
On the Radar Method in General–Relativistic Spacetimes -- Volker Perlick
A Universal Tool for Determining the Time Delay and the Frequency Shift of Light: Synge’s World Function -- Pierre Teyssandier, Christophe Le Poncin-Lafitte, Bernard Linet
Unified Formula for Comparison of Clock Rates and its Applications -- C. Xu, X. Wu, and E. Brüning
Gravity Tests and the Pioneer Anomaly -- Marc-Thierry Jaekel, Serge Reynaud
Laser Ranging Delay in the Bi-Metric Theory of Gravity -- Sergei M. Kopeikin, Wei–Tou Ni Part III Technologies Measurement of the Shapiro Time Delay Between Drag-free Spacecraft -- Neil Ashby, Peter L. Bender
Laser Transponders for High Accuracy Interplanetary Laser Ranging and Time Transfer -- John J. Degnan
Unequal-arm Interferometry and Ranging in Space -- Massimo Tinto
Technology for Precision Gravity Measurements -- RobertD. Reasenberg and J.D. Phillips
Clocks and accelerometers for space tests of fundamental physics -- Lute Maleki, James M. Kohel, Nathan E. Lundblad, John D. Prestage, Robert J. Thompson, and Nan Yu
Atom Interferometric Inertial Sensors for Space Applications -- Philippe Bouyer, Franck Pereira dos Santos, Arnaud Landragin and Christian J. Bordé
Drag-Free Satellite Control -- Stephan Theil
Drag-free Control Design with Cubic Test Masses -- Walter Fichter, AlexanderSchleicher, Stefano Vitale
Solar Sail Propulsion: An Enabling Technology for Fundamental Physics Missions -- Bernd Dachwald, Wolfgang Seboldt, Claus Lämmerzahl
Part IV Missions and Projects Testing Relativity with Space Astrometry Missions -- Sergei A. Klioner
LISA, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, requires the ultimate in Lasers, Clocks, and Drag-Free Control -- Albrecht Rüdiger, Gerhard Heinzel, and Michael Tröbs
Lunar Laser Ranging Contributions to Relativity and Geodesy -- Jürgen Müller, James G. Williams, Slava G. Turyshev
Science, Technology and Mission Design for the Laser Astrometric Test Of Relativity -- Slava G. Turyshev, Michael Shao, Kenneth L. Nordtvedt, Jr.
LATOR’s Measured Science Parameters and Mission Configuration -- Kenneth Nordtvedt
OPTIS – High Precision Tests of Special and General Relativity in Space -- Claus Lämmerzahl, Hansjörg Dittus, Achim Peters, Silvia Scheithauer, Stephan Schiller
Testing Relativistic Gravity to One Part per Billion -- Wei-Tou Ni, Antonio Pulido Patón, and Yan Xia
Exploring the Pioneer Anomaly: Concept Considerations for a Deep Space Gravity Probe Based on Laser Controlled Free Flying Reference Masses -- Ulrich Johann, Hansjörg Dittus, Claus Lämmerzahl
Pioneer Anomaly: What Can We Learn from LISA? -- Denis Defrère, Andreas Rathke