Published 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

Einstein is still right: new tests of gravitational dynamics in the field of the Earth

Creators

  • 1. Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, ISI-INAF, Roma (Italy)

Description

It is presented and discussed here a recent analysis of LAGEOS II laser tracking data, which led to the first direct verification of the gravitoelectric relativistic precession in the field of the Earth, and to the simultaneous measurement of the Lense-Thirring and de Sitter effects. Emphasis is given on the analysis strategy and the modelization issues. It is also shown a further result, consisting in a new limit, much more stringent than the previous ones, on a possible non-Newtonian (Yukawa-like) interaction, acting at the scale of the system semimajor axis.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuovo Cimento. C (Print)
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
1suppl.1
Journal Page Range
p. 125-134
ISSN
2037-4909

Conference

Title
Italian-Korean Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics
Acronym
ICRAnet 2011
Dates
4-8 Jul 2011
Place
Pescara (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
Italy
Country of Input or Organization
Italy
INIS RN
44095983
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ASTROPHYSICS; COSMOLOGY; EARTH PLANET; EINSTEIN EFFECT; GOES SATELLITES; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; GRAVITATIONAL INTERACTIONS; ORBITS; SATELLITES; TRAJECTORIES
Descriptors DEC
BASIC INTERACTIONS; INTERACTIONS; PHYSICS; PLANETS; SATELLITES