Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Einstein Equivalence Principle
- 3 Gravitation as a Geometric Phenomenon
- 4 The Parametrized Post-Newtonian Formalism
- 5 Metric Theories of Gravity and Their Post-Newtonian Limits
- 6 Equations of Motion in the PPN Formalism
- 7 The Classical Tests
- 8 Tests of the Strong Equivalence Principle
- 9 Other Tests of Post-Newtonian Gravity
- 10 Structure and Motion of Compact Objects
- 11 Gravitational Radiation
- 12 Strong-Field and Dynamical Tests of Relativistic Gravity
- References
- Index
9 - Other Tests of Post-Newtonian Gravity
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 September 2018
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Einstein Equivalence Principle
- 3 Gravitation as a Geometric Phenomenon
- 4 The Parametrized Post-Newtonian Formalism
- 5 Metric Theories of Gravity and Their Post-Newtonian Limits
- 6 Equations of Motion in the PPN Formalism
- 7 The Classical Tests
- 8 Tests of the Strong Equivalence Principle
- 9 Other Tests of Post-Newtonian Gravity
- 10 Structure and Motion of Compact Objects
- 11 Gravitational Radiation
- 12 Strong-Field and Dynamical Tests of Relativistic Gravity
- References
- Index
Summary
We describe experimental tests of the effects of spinning bodies, which include precessions of spins as well as orbital perturbations. We give a technical and historical review of Gravity Probe B, a space experiment to measure the precession of orbiting gyroscopes, and the LAGEOS measurements of orbital perturbations, induced by the spinning Earth. We review experimental tests of post-Newtonian conservation laws, and the bounds on the relevant PPN parameters.
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- Theory and Experiment in Gravitational Physics , pp. 192 - 205Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018