Measurement of dragging, of inertial frames and gravitomagnetic field using laser-ranged satellites

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作者
Ciufolini, I
Lucchesi, D
Vespe, F
Mandiello, A
机构
[1] UNIV ROMA LA SAPIENZA, DIPARTIMENTO AEROSP, ROME, ITALY
[2] UNIV PISA, DIPARTIMENTO MATEMAT, I-56100 PISA, ITALY
[3] ASI, CGS, MATERA, ITALY
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NUOVO CIMENTO DELLA SOCIETA ITALIANA DI FISICA A-NUCLEI PARTICLES AND FIELDS | 1996年 / 109卷 / 05期
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10.1007/BF02731140
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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By analysing the observations of the orbits of the laser-ranged satellites LAGEOS and LAGEOS II, using the program GEODYN, we have obtained the first direct measurement of the Lense-Thirring effect, or dragging of inertial frames, and the first direct experimental evidence for the gravitomagnetic field. The accuracy of our measurement is of about 30%.
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页数:16
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