Electronic Resource
Springer
General relativity and gravitation
10 (1979), S. 181-204
ISSN:
1572-9532
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract An experimental verification of Einstein's equivalence principle has been made using an atomic hydrogen maser in a space probe attaining an altitude of 10,000 km above the earth's surface. At the present stage of the data reduction, confirmation is at the 2×10−4 level of accuracy. The experiment and the resulting data are described including a comment on the limits to the anisotropy of the velocity of light. We believe that this is the first direct, high-accuracy test of the symmetry of the propagation of light and a beginning in the use of high-accuracy clocks in space to measure relativistic phenomena.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00759854
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