The confrontation between general relativity and experiment

被引：336

作者：

Will C.M. ^{[1
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机构：

[1] McDonnell Ctr. for the Space Sci., Department of Physics, Washington University, St. Louis

来源：

Living Reviews in Relativity | 2001年 / 4卷 / 1期

关键词：

Binary Pulsar; Nordtvedt Effect; Gravitational Waves; Einstein Equivalence Principle (EEP); Dipole Gravitational Radiation;

D O I：

10.12942/lrr-2001-4

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摘要：

The status of experimental tests of general relativity and of theoretical frameworks for analysing them are reviewed. Einstein's equivalence principle (EEP) is well supported by experiments such as the Eötvös experiment, tests of special relativity, and the gravitational redshift experiment. Future tests of EEP and of the inverse square law will search for new interactions arising from unification or quantum gravity. Tests of general relativity at the post-Newtonian level have reached high precision, including the light deflection, the Shapiro time delay, the perihelion advance of Mercury, and the Nordtvedt effect in lunar motion. Gravitational wave damping has been detected in an amount that agrees with general relativity to half a percent using the Hulse-Taylor binary pulsar, and new binary pulsar systems may yield further improvements. When direct observation of gravitational radiation from astrophysical sources begins, new tests of general relativity will be possible.

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