GENERAL-RELATIVITY AT 75 - HOW RIGHT WAS EINSTEIN

被引：37

作者：

WILL, CM

机构：

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

来源：

SCIENCE | 1990年 / 250卷 / 4982期

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D O I：

10.1126/science.250.4982.770

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

The status of experimental tests of general relativity is reviewed on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. Einstein's equivalence principle is well supported by experiments such as the Eötvös experiment, tests of special relativity, and the gravitational redshift experiment. Tests of general relativity have reached high precision, including the light deflection and the perihelion advance of Mercury, proposed by Einstein 75 years ago, and new tests such as the Shapiro time delay and the Nordtvedt effect in lunar motion. Gravitational wave damping has been detected to an accuracy of 1 percent on the basis of measurements of the binary pulsar. The status of the "fifth force" is discussed, along with the frontiers of experimental relativity, including proposals for testing relativistic gravity with advanced technology and spacecraft.

引用

页码：770 / 776

页数：7

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