• Tests of general relativity serve to establish observational evidence for the theory of general relativity. The first three tests, proposed by Albert...
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  • The theory of relativity usually encompasses two interrelated physics theories by Albert Einstein: special relativity and general relativity, proposed...
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  • in the domain of general relativity and the corresponding tests of general relativity must be considered. The predominant theory of light in the 19th...
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  • General relativity, also known as the general theory of relativity, and as Einstein's theory of gravity, is the geometric theory of gravitation published...
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    General relativity is a theory of gravitation developed by Albert Einstein between 1907 and 1915. The theory of general relativity says that the observed...
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  • theories of everything. None of these alternatives to general relativity have gained wide acceptance. General relativity has withstood many tests, remaining...
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    Hafele–Keating experiment (category Tests of general relativity)
    The Hafele–Keating experiment was a test of the theory of relativity. In 1971, Joseph C. Hafele, a physicist, and Richard E. Keating, an astronomer, took...
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    inclination close to 90°. In addition to the importance of this system to tests of general relativity, Piran and Shaviv have shown that the young pulsar in...
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    Pound–Rebka experiment (category Tests of general relativity)
    era of precision tests of general relativity. In the decade preceding Einstein's publication of the definitive version of his theory of general relativity...
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    The following is a timeline of gravitational physics and general relativity. 3rd century B.C. – Aristarchus of Samos proposes the heliocentric model. 1543...
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  • or gravitational time delay effect, is one of the four classic Solar System tests of general relativity. Radar signals passing near a massive object...
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    the theory of general relativity. The strong form requires Einstein's form to work for stellar objects. Highly precise experimental tests of the principle...
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    Space (section Relativity)
    Einstein's theory of general relativity, space around gravitational fields deviates from Euclidean space. Experimental tests of general relativity have confirmed...
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  • Gravitational time dilation (category Theory of relativity)
    originally predicted this in his theory of relativity, and it has since been confirmed by tests of general relativity. This effect has been demonstrated by...
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    described by the general theory of relativity, proposed by Albert Einstein in 1915, which describes gravity not as a force, but as the curvature of spacetime...
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    Gravitational redshift (category Effects of gravity)
    one of the classical tests of general relativity. Measuring the gravitational redshift to high precision with atomic clocks can serve as a test of Lorentz...
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    mission's science team announced the results of tests of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, performed by using radio waves transmitted from...
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  • General relativity is a theory of gravitation that was developed by Albert Einstein between 1907 and 1915, with contributions by many others after 1915...
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    Gravity Probe A (category Tests of general relativity)
    gravitational time dilation. The experiment was a test of a major consequence of Einstein's general relativity, the equivalence principle. The equivalence principle...
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    Hulse–Taylor pulsar (category CS1 location test)
    Physics portal Binary pulsar PSR J0737−3039 Square Kilometre Array Tests of general relativity Quadrupole formula wikisky.org SKY-MAP for 19:15:28 / +16:06:27...
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  • General Relativity is a graduate textbook and reference on Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity written by the gravitational physicist Robert...
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  • Frame-dragging (category Tests of general relativity)
    predicted by Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, that is due to non-static stationary distributions of mass–energy. A stationary field is...
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  • The mathematics of general relativity is complicated. In Newton's theories of motion, an object's length and the rate at which time passes remain constant...
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    the timing of pulsars in binary star systems. The waveform, detected by both LIGO observatories, matched the predictions of general relativity for a gravitational...
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    S2 (star) (category Tests of general relativity)
    1051/0004-6361/201833718. "Tests of General Relativity". Max Planck Society. Retrieved 2021-01-17. "First Successful Test of Einstein's General Relativity Near Supermassive...
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    Gravity Probe B (category Tests of general relativity)
    Probe B (GP-B) was a satellite-based experiment to test two unverified predictions of general relativity: the geodetic effect and frame-dragging. This was...
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  • Precision tests of QED Tests of special relativity Tests of relativistic energy and momentum Modern searches for Lorentz violation Measurements of neutrino...
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    Lunar Laser Ranging experiments (category Tests of general relativity)
    Merkowitz, Stephen M. (2 November 2010). "Tests of Gravity Using Lunar Laser Ranging". Living Reviews in Relativity. 13 (1): 7. Bibcode:2010LRR....13....7M...
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    Gravitoelectromagnetism (category Tests of general relativity)
    field equations for general relativity. Gravitomagnetism is a widely used term referring specifically to the kinetic effects of gravity, in analogy to...
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    pulsars, PSR J0737−3039. The discovery of this system allows a total of 5 different tests of general relativity, some of these with unprecedented precision...
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