Strategy for Space Research in Gravitational Physics in the 1980's |
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accuracy amplitude astrophysical Astrophysical Sources black holes clock decade detect gravitational waves detection of gravitational determination dragging of inertial Earth Earth-based effects of gravitation Einstein electromagnetic experimental experiments in gravitation feasible frame dragging frequency fundamental galaxies gravitational binding energy gravitational constant gravitational effects gravitational field gravitational lens gravitational physics gravitational potentials gravitational quadrupole gravitational radiation gravitational waves ground-based gyroscope importance improvement inertial frames inner planets instrumentation J₂ laboratory limit magnetic magnetic-like massive bodies ments Mercury metric theories motion Newtonian nonlinearity observations orbital period orders of magnitude percent perihelion phenomena planetary plasma polar possible precession predicted principle of equivalence pulsar quadrupole moment quasars radar relativistic contribution relativistic effects research in gravitation rotating mass sec of arc sensitivity significant solar system space curvature space techniques space-time spacecraft stars strategy supernova superposition theoretical theory of gravitation theory of relativity tion tional tracking signal uncertainty universe verified