Relativistic tidal forces and the possibility of measuring them

Journal Article · Mon Nov 22 00:00:00 EST 1982 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.49.1542· OSTI ID:6519909

Mashhoon, B; Theiss, D S

The relativistic corrections to the Newtonian tidal accelerations generated by a rotating system are studied. The possibility of testing the relativistic theory of gravitation by measuring such effects in a laboratory in orbit around the Earth is considered. A recent proposal to measure a rotation-dependent tidal acceleration as an alternative to the Stanford gyroscope experiment is critically examined and it is shown that such an experiment does not circumvent the basic difficulties associated with the gyroscope experiment.

• Research Organization: Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Universitaet zu Koeln, D-5000 Cologne 41, Federal Republic of Germany
• OSTI ID: 6519909
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Vol. 49:21
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY
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EARTH PLANET
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FEASIBILITY STUDIES
GRAVITATION
GYROSCOPES
PRECESSION
ROTATION
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
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