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J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 42, Number C8, Décembre 1981
Troisième Symposium sur les Etalons de Fréquence et la Métrologie / Third Symposium on Frequency Standards and Metrology
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| Page(s) | C8-359 - C8-372 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:1981843 | |
Troisième Symposium sur les Etalons de Fréquence et la Métrologie / Third Symposium on Frequency Standards and Metrology
J. Phys. Colloques 42 (1981) C8-359-C8-372
DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1981843
Center for Astrophysics, Harvard College Observatory and Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, U.S.A.
J. Phys. Colloques 42 (1981) C8-359-C8-372
DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1981843
GRAVITATION AND RELATIVITY EXPERIMENTS USING ATOMIC CLOCKS
R.F.C. VessotCenter for Astrophysics, Harvard College Observatory and Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, U.S.A.
Abstract
Clocks have always played a fundamental role in the development of gravitational and relativity theories. The advent of atomic clocks with stability in the 10-l6 domain provides measurement capability for both distance and time measurement at a level significant for the testing of relativistic gravitation. This paper outlines some of the tests now possible with space techniques that have opened the entire solar system to us as a laboratory for physical experiments.