GENERAL RELATIVITY AND ITS EFFECTS ON PLANETARY ORBITS AND INTERPLANETARY OBSERVATIONS

Abstract

A discussion is presented of all aspects of the General Relativity Theory that can be tested at present or in the near future by performance of interplanetary radar experiments. The assumptions underlying general relativity and the mathematical concepts and techniques used are first introduced. Then the approximate equations of motion, to the accuracy needed for the solar system, are derived. Finally, the propagation of electromagnetic waves according to general relativity is considered, and expressions for the time delays and Doppler shifts are obtained.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 07, 1966
Accession Number
AD0650730

Entities

People

  • M. J. Tausner

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Doppler Effect
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • General Relativity
  • Observation
  • Relativity Theory
  • Solar System
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space