Relativity in Modern Astrometry and Celestial Mechanics - An Overview

Abstract

After a short introduction into the experimental foundations of general relativity, an overview of modern relativistic modeling of astronomical observations is presented. The principal relativistic effects in various kinds of observations are reviewed, and the problems for increasing the accuracy of the astrometric catalogs due to general relativity are formulated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA436098

Entities

People

  • S. Klioner

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Astronomy
  • Celestial Mechanics
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • General Relativity
  • Mechanics
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Observers
  • Physics
  • Precision
  • Relativity Theory
  • Solar System
  • Space Missions
  • Statistical Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Systems Analysis and Design