Erratum: New metrics of a spherically symmetric gravitational field passing classical tests of general relativity

2019 ◽  
Vol 127 (1) ◽  
pp. 19901
Author(s):  
Yaakov Friedman ◽  
Shmuel Stav
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Gravitational Field ◽  
Spherically Symmetric ◽  
Tests Of General Relativity ◽  
Symmetric Gravitational Field

scholarly journals Gravitational Redshifts and the Mass-Radius Relation

1989 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
pp. 401-407
Author(s):  
Gary Wegner
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Gravitational Field ◽  
Solar System ◽  
White Dwarf ◽  
Sufficient Accuracy ◽  
Gravitational Redshift ◽  
Principle Of Equivalence ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Tests Of General Relativity ◽  
Gravitational Field Equations

The gravitational redshift is one of Einstein’s three original tests of General Relativity and derives from time’s slowing near a massive body. For velocities well below c, this is represented with sufficient accuracy by:As detailed by Will (1981), Schiff’s conjecture argues that the gravitational redshift actually tests the principle of equivalence rather than the gravitational field equations. For low redshifts, solar system tests give highest accuracy. LoPresto & Pierce (1986) have shown that the redshift at the Sun’s limb is good to about ±3%. Rocket experiments produce an accuracy of ±0.02% (Vessot et al. 1980), while for 40 Eri B the best white dwarf, the observed and predicted VRS agree to only about ±_5% (Wegner 1980).

VAN DER WAALS FORCES IN CURVED SPACE AS A QUANTUM TOOL TO TEST GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (06) ◽  
pp. 995-1008 ◽  
Author(s):  
FABRIZIO PINTO
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Gravitational Field ◽  
Experimental Test ◽  
Point Charge ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Atom Interferometry ◽  
Relativity Theory ◽  
Spherically Symmetric ◽  
General Relativity Theory ◽  
Curved Space

It has been known shortly after the introduction of the general relativity theory that the electrostatic Coulomb potential of a point charge supported in a gravitational field is not spherically symmetric and becomes warped in curved space. Under ordinary laboratory conditions, this effect is quite small and has never been directly observed. Surprisingly, this distortion causes the appearance of a hitherto unknown, topologically complex non-central van der Waals force whose detection is well within range of existing trapped atom interferometry techniques. This will allow for an unexpected experimental test of gravity theory by means of quantum-electro-dynamical interatomic forces.

scholarly journals Recent VLBA/VERA/IVS tests of general relativity

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (S261) ◽  
pp. 291-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ed Fomalont ◽  
Sergei Kopeikin ◽  
Dayton Jones ◽  
Mareki Honma ◽  
Oleg Titov
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Gravitational Field ◽  
Radio Sources ◽  
Positional Accuracy ◽  
Tests Of General Relativity ◽  
Global Arrays ◽  
The Future

AbstractWe report on recent VLBA/VERA/IVS observational tests of General Relativity. First, we will summarize the results from the 2005 VLBA experiment that determined gamma with an accuracy of 0.0003 by measuring the deflection of four compact radio sources by the solar gravitational field. We discuss the limits of precision that can be obtained with VLBA experiments in the future. We describe recent experiments using the three global arrays to measure the aberration of gravity when Jupiter and Saturn passed within a few arcmin of bright radio sources. These reductions are still in progress, but the anticipated positional accuracy of the VLBA experiment may be about 0.01 mas.

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