The Theoretical Significance of Experimental RelativityPt. I. Null experiments. Eörvös experiment -- Space isotropies -- The ether drift experiments -- pt. II. Three famous tests of general relativity. The gravitational red shift -- The gravitational deflection of light -- The perihelion rotation of Mercury -- Cosmic experiments -- Appendix I. Experimental tests of Mach's principle -- Appendix II. Mach's principle and invariance under transformation of units -- Appendix III. Long-range scalar interaction -- Appendix IV. Field theories of gravitation -- Appendix V. Cosmology, Mach's principle and relativity -- Appendix VI. Significance of spatial isotropy -- Appendix VII. Mach's principle and a relativistic theory of gravitation -- Appendix VIII. Lee-Yang vector field and isotropy of the universe -- Appendix IX. The earth and cosmology -- Appendix X. Implications for cosmology of stellar and galactic evolution rates -- Appendix XI. Dating the galaxy by uranium decay -- Appendix XII. Dirac's cosmology and the dating of meteorites. |
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of Gravitation | 1 |
A Theory of Gravitation Based on a Scalar Field | 16 |
A Weak Field Approximation | 30 |
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anisotropy Appendix arbitrary assumed assumption atom boson cent cloud considered convection coordinate system cosmology coupling constant covariant curvature decrease dependent dimensionless discussed distant matter earth effects Einstein's Einstein's field equation electromagnetic elementary particles energy Eötvös experiment equations of motion equivalence principle Euler equation evolutionary age expansion field equations fine structure constant function galactic galaxy geodesic globular clusters gravitational acceleration gravitational constant gravitational coupling constant gravitational field halo population heat heavy element Hubble age hydrogen inertial forces invariant isotropy laboratory Lee-Yang luminosity Mach's principle magnetic field main sequence mantle mass distribution measure metric tensor noted null observations obtained perihelion rotation photon Phys physical possible problem R. H. Dicke radius red shift relativistic relativity result scalar field scalar interaction space stars stellar surface temperature tensor field term tion transformation of units universe uranium variational principle vary vector field velocity