Volume 26: Pages 450-451, 2013
Proposed test of the Schwarzschild metric
Thomas E. Phipps, Jr. a)
908 S. Busey Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
A test of the Schwarzschild metric, as well as of the metric concept of “spacetime,” which has never been verified directly, is easily conceptualized, although less easily effectuated. The test proposed here envisions accurate timing measurements of order c−4, carried out in Earth satellites similar to those of the Global Positioning System.
Un test de la métrique de Schwarzschild, ainsi que du concept métrique “espace-temps,” qui a jamais été vérifié directement, est facilement conceptualisé, mais moins facilement réalisé. Le test ici proposé envisage des mesures de temps précis de l'ordre c−4, effectuée au moyen de satellites terrestres semblables à celles du Système de Positionnement Global.
Keywords: Schwarzschild Metric, Atomic Clock Rate, Spacetime Test, Global Positioning System
Received: June 20, 2013; Accepted: July 3, 2013; Published Online: August 9, 2013
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