A PROPOSED TEST OF THE EINSTEIN THEORY OF GRAVITATION BY MEANS OF AN UNSHIELDED ORBITING GYRO USING PASSIVE TELEMETRY,

Abstract

This is the final report of a feasibility study of an experiment to measure the first-order precession, predicted by Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, of an earth-orbiting, free gyroscope. The results of this study show that a relatively inexpensive experiment, using an unshielded gyro and a passive data-readout and telemetry system, is now feasible for measuring this precession to an accuracy of about 1%. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0672518

Entities

People

  • D. H. Cooper
  • D. Skaperdas
  • G. R. Karr
  • J. L. Myers

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Feasibility Studies
  • General Relativity
  • Gyroscopes
  • Physical Theories
  • Precession
  • Relativity Theory
  • Telemetry

Fields of Study

  • Physics
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Inertial Navigation Systems.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris