| Автор | Kenneth Nordtvedt |
| Дата выпуска | 2003-06-07 |
| dc.description | Two fundamental tests of general relativity are achieved using over three decades of lunar laser ranging (LLR) data—confirming the equality of the Sunʼs acceleration rate of the Earth and Moon to about a part in 10<sup>13</sup> precision, and finding no time variation in the strength of Newtonʼs G to precision of a part in 10<sup>12</sup> per year. LLR is an ongoing mission, and these tests of physical theory should remain at the frontier of precision for time to come. The contribution of each individual LLR measurement to the precision of determination varies strongly through the lunar motionʼs monthly cycle and from month to month. A worth function which quantifies this variation is derived and illustrated: it can be employed by observers who have scheduling discretions in order to more rapidly improve the estimation precision for the scientific parameter . |
| Формат | application.pdf |
| Издатель | Institute of Physics Publishing |
| Название | dG/dt measurement and the timing of lunar laser ranging observations |
| Тип | lett |
| DOI | 10.1088/0264-9381/20/11/101 |
| Electronic ISSN | 1361-6382 |
| Print ISSN | 0264-9381 |
| Журнал | Classical and Quantum Gravity |
| Том | 20 |
| Первая страница | L147 |
| Последняя страница | L154 |
| Аффилиация | Kenneth Nordtvedt; Northwest Analysis, 118 Sourdough Ridge Road, Bozeman MT 59715, USA |
| Выпуск | 11 |
