Measurement of gravitomagnetism

被引:29
作者
Ciufolini, I
Lucchesi, D
Vespe, F
Chieppa, F
机构
[1] UNIV ROMA 1 LA SAPIENZA,DIPARTIMENTO AEROSPAZIALE,ROME,ITALY
[2] UNIV PISA,DIPARTIMENTO MATEMAT,I-56100 PISA,ITALY
[3] CGS,ASI,MATERA,ITALY
[4] UNIV ROMA 1 LA SAPIENZA,SCUOLA INGN AEROSPAZIALE,ROME,ITALY
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EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1997年 / 39卷 / 04期
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D O I
10.1209/epl/i1997-00362-7
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Gravitomagnetism is a fundamental, weak-field, prediction of Einstein's theory of general relativity, is generated by currents of mass and owes its name to its formal analogies with magnetism, generated by currents of electric charge. Then, according to general relativity, Earth's spin should influence the motion of its orbiting satellites. Indeed, we analysed the laser ranging observations of the orbits of the satellites LAGEOS and LAGEOS II and obtained the first direct measurement of the gravitomagnetic orbital perturbation due to the Earth's spin, known as the Lense-Thirring effect.
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页码:359 / 364
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