The Solar Test of the Equivalence Principle

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dc.creatorAnderson, John D.
dc.creatorGross, Mark
dc.creatorNordtvedt, Kenneth L.
dc.creatorTuryshev, Slava G.
dc.date1995-10-16
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dc.descriptionThe Earth, Mars, Sun, Jupiter system allows for a sensitive test of the strong equivalence principle (SEP) which is qualitatively different from that provided by Lunar Laser Ranging. Using analytic and numerical methods we demonstrate that Earth-Mars ranging can provide a useful estimate of the SEP parameter $η$. Two estimates of the predicted accuracy are derived and quoted, one based on conventional covariance analysis, and another (called ``modified worst case'' analysis) which assumes that systematic errors dominate the experiment. If future Mars missions provide ranging measurements with an accuracy of $σ$ meters, after ten years of ranging the expected accuracy for the SEP parameter $η$ will be of order $(1-12)\times 10^{-4}σ$. These ranging measurements will also provide the most accurate determination of the mass of Jupiter, independent of the SEP effect test.
dc.description10 pages; LaTeX; three figures upon request
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9510029
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9510029
dc.identifierAstrophys.J.459:365-370,1996
dc.identifierdoi:10.1086/176899
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/192052
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleThe Solar Test of the Equivalence Principle
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