Lasers, Clocks and Drag-Free Control (eBook)

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Part I Surveys: Fundamental Physics, Space, Missions and Technologies -- Claus Lämmerzahl, Hansjörg Dittus

General Theory of Relativity: Will it Survive the Next Decade? -- Orfeu Bertolami, Jorge Páramos, Slava G. Turyshev

Is the Physics Within the Solar System Really Understood? -- Claus Lämmerzahl, Oliver Preuss, Hansjörg Dittus Part II Theory Propagation of Light in the Gravitational Field of Binary Systems to Quadratic Order in

Newton’s Gravitational Constant -- Gerhard Schäfer and Michael H. Brügmann

On the Radar Method in General–Relativistic Spacetimes -- Volker Perlick

A Universal Tool for Determining the Time Delay and the Frequency Shift of Light: Synge’s World Function -- Pierre Teyssandier, Christophe Le Poncin-Lafitte, Bernard Linet

Unified Formula for Comparison of Clock Rates and its Applications -- C. Xu, X. Wu, and E. Brüning

Gravity Tests and the Pioneer Anomaly -- Marc-Thierry Jaekel, Serge Reynaud

Laser Ranging Delay in the Bi-Metric Theory of Gravity -- Sergei M. Kopeikin, Wei–Tou Ni Part III Technologies Measurement of the Shapiro Time Delay Between Drag-free Spacecraft -- Neil Ashby, Peter L. Bender

Laser Transponders for High Accuracy Interplanetary Laser Ranging and Time Transfer -- John J. Degnan

Unequal-arm Interferometry and Ranging in Space -- Massimo Tinto

Technology for Precision Gravity Measurements -- RobertD. Reasenberg and J.D. Phillips

Clocks and accelerometers for space tests of fundamental physics -- Lute Maleki, James M. Kohel, Nathan E. Lundblad, John D. Prestage, Robert J. Thompson, and Nan Yu

Atom Interferometric Inertial Sensors for Space Applications -- Philippe Bouyer, Franck Pereira dos Santos, Arnaud Landragin and Christian J. Bordé

Drag-Free Satellite Control -- Stephan Theil

Drag-free Control Design with Cubic Test Masses -- Walter Fichter, AlexanderSchleicher, Stefano Vitale

Solar Sail Propulsion: An Enabling Technology for Fundamental Physics Missions -- Bernd Dachwald, Wolfgang Seboldt, Claus Lämmerzahl

Part IV Missions and Projects Testing Relativity with Space Astrometry Missions -- Sergei A. Klioner

LISA, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, requires the ultimate in Lasers, Clocks, and Drag-Free Control -- Albrecht Rüdiger, Gerhard Heinzel, and Michael Tröbs

Lunar Laser Ranging Contributions to Relativity and Geodesy -- Jürgen Müller, James G. Williams, Slava G. Turyshev

Science, Technology and Mission Design for the Laser Astrometric Test Of Relativity -- Slava G. Turyshev, Michael Shao, Kenneth L. Nordtvedt, Jr.

LATOR’s Measured Science Parameters and Mission Configuration -- Kenneth Nordtvedt

OPTIS – High Precision Tests of Special and General Relativity in Space -- Claus Lämmerzahl, Hansjörg Dittus, Achim Peters, Silvia Scheithauer, Stephan Schiller

Testing Relativistic Gravity to One Part per Billion -- Wei-Tou Ni, Antonio Pulido Patón, and Yan Xia

Exploring the Pioneer Anomaly: Concept Considerations for a Deep Space Gravity Probe Based on Laser Controlled Free Flying Reference Masses -- Ulrich Johann, Hansjörg Dittus, Claus Lämmerzahl

Pioneer Anomaly: What Can We Learn from LISA? -- Denis Defrère, Andreas Rathke