Many new tests of gravity and, in particular, of Einstein's general relativity theory will be carried out in the near future: The Lense--Thirring effect and the equivalence principle will be tested in space; moreover, gravitational waves will be detected, and new atomic interferometers and clocks will be built for measurements in gravitational and inertial fields. New high-precision devices have made these experiments feasible. They will contribute to a better understanding of gravitational physics. Both experimental developments and the theoretical concepts are collected in this volume. Exhaustive reviews give an overall insight into the subject of experimental gravitation.
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"Contributions are of highest quality, illustrations and figures have been carefully selected and are didactically useful, the layout is excellent. The interested reader learns about the state of the art in the field of experimental gravity [ ...]. The book is highly recommendable indeed." (General Relativity and Gravitation, 34/4, 2002)
Part I Overview An Overview of Solar System Gravitational Physics: The Theory--Experiment Interface 3(12) Kenneth Nordtvedt Determination of the Gravitational Constant 15(16) Stephan Schlamminger Eugen Holzschuh Walter Kundig Frithjof Nolting Jurgen Schurr Part II The Lense--Thrirring Effect The Lense--Thirring Effect: From the Basic Notions to the Observed Effect 31(21) Claus Lammerzahl Gernot Neugebauer Gravity Probe B: Countdown to Launch 52(31) C. W. F. Everitt S. Buchman D. B. DeBra G.M. Keiser J.M. Lockhart B. Muhlfelder B.W. Parkinson J.P. Turneaure Gravitomagnetism and the Clock Effect 83(26) Bahram Mashhoon Frank Gronwald Herbert I.M. Lichtenegger Spinning Relativistic Particles in External Fields 109(22) Iosip B. Khriplovich Part III Detection of Gravitational Waves The GEO 600 Gravitational Wave Detector Status, Research, Development 131(10) Albrecht Rudiger Karsten Danzmann Gravitational Radiation Theory and Light Propagation 141(26) Luc Blanchet Sergei Kopeikin Gerhard Schafer Relic Gravitational Waves and Their Detection 167(28) Leonid P. Grishchuk Part IV The Equivalence Principle Principles of Equivalence: Their Role in Gravitation Physics and Experiments That Test Them 195(18) Mark P. Haugan C. Lammerzahl Step: A Status Report 213(35) Nick Lockerbie John C. Mester Rodney Torii Stefano Vitale Paul W. Worden High Sensitive DC SQUID-Based Position Detectors for Application in Gravitational Experiments at the Drop Tower Bremen 248(25) Wolfgang Vodel Hansjorg Dittus Sandor Nietzsche Helmar Koch J.v. Zameck Glyscinski Ralf Neubert Stephan Lochmann Carsten Mehls D. Lockowandt Space Accelerometers: Present Status 273(19) Pierre Touboul Searching for Extra Dimensions and New String-Inspired Forces in the Casimir Regime 292(18) Dennis E. Krause Ephraim Fischbach Relativistic Effects in the Motion of the Moon 310(7) Bahram Mashhoon Dietmar S. Theiss Lunar Laser Ranging--A Comprehensive Probe of the Post-Newtonian Long Range Interaction 317(13) Kenneth Nordtvedt Testing Relativistic Gravity and Measuring Solar System Parameters via Optical Space Missions 330(17) Wei-Tou Ni Part V Clocks and Rods Clocks for Length and Time Measurement 347(22) Fritz Riehle SpaceTime Mission: Clock Test of Relativity at Four Solar Radii 369(12) Lute Maleki John Prestage Pulsar Timing--Strong Gravity Clock Experiments 381(22) Norbert Wex Part VI Quantum Tests of General Relativity Relativistic Phase Shifts for Dirac Particles Interacting with Weak Gravitational Fields in Matter--Wave Interferometers 403(36) Christian J. Borde Jean-Claude Houard Alain Karasiewicz Spin in Gravity 439(18) Wei-Tou Ni Spin in Special and General Relativity 457(6) Lewis H. Ryder Testing the Dirac Equation 463(16) Claus Lammerzahl Christian J. Borde Part VII Electromagnetic Field and Gravity How Does the Electromagnetic Field Couple to Gravity, in Particular to Metric, Nonmetricity, Torsion, and Curvature? 479(26) Friedrich W. Hehl Yuri N. Obukhow Subject Index 505
