• Tests of general relativity serve to establish observational evidence for the theory of general relativity. The first three tests, proposed by Albert...
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  • in the domain of general relativity and the corresponding tests of general relativity must be considered. The predominant theory of light in the 19th...
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  • The theory of relativity usually encompasses two interrelated physics theories by Albert Einstein: special relativity and general relativity, proposed...
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  • General relativity, also known as the general theory of relativity, and as Einstein's theory of gravity, is the geometric theory of gravitation published...
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    General relativity is a theory of gravitation developed by Albert Einstein between 1907 and 1915. The theory of general relativity says that the observed...
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    Gravitational redshift (category Effects of gravity)
    one of the classical tests of general relativity. Measuring the gravitational redshift to high precision with atomic clocks can serve as a test of Lorentz...
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  • theories of everything. None of these alternatives to general relativity have gained wide acceptance. General relativity has withstood many tests over a...
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    inclination close to 90°. In addition to the importance of this system to tests of general relativity, Piran and Shaviv have shown that the young pulsar in...
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    described by the general theory of relativity, proposed by Albert Einstein in 1915, which describes gravity in terms of the curvature of spacetime, caused...
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    Hafele–Keating experiment (category Tests of general relativity)
    The Hafele–Keating experiment was a test of the theory of relativity. In 1971, Joseph C. Hafele, a physicist, and Richard E. Keating, an astronomer, took...
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    the timing of pulsars in binary star systems. The waveform, detected by both LIGO observatories, matched the predictions of general relativity for a gravitational...
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    mission's science team announced the results of tests of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, performed by using radio waves transmitted from...
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    the theory of general relativity. The strong form requires Einstein's form to work for stellar objects. Highly precise experimental tests of the principle...
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  • or gravitational time delay effect, is one of the four classic Solar System tests of general relativity. Radar signals passing near a massive object...
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  • Gravitational time dilation (category Theory of relativity)
    originally predicted this in his theory of relativity, and it has since been confirmed by tests of general relativity. This effect has been demonstrated by...
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    Space (section Relativity)
    Einstein's theory of general relativity, space around gravitational fields deviates from Euclidean space. Experimental tests of general relativity have confirmed...
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    Gravity Probe A (category Tests of general relativity)
    gravitational time dilation. The experiment was a test of a major consequence of Einstein's general relativity, the equivalence principle. The equivalence principle...
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    theory of general relativity whereby time passes more slowly in regions of lower gravitational potential. Scientists used the lander to test this hypothesis...
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    Square Kilometre Array (category Wikipedia articles in need of updating from January 2020)
    Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity has precisely predicted the outcome of every experiment made to test it. Most of these tests, including the...
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    Pound–Rebka experiment (category Tests of general relativity)
    era of precision tests of general relativity. In the decade preceding Einstein's publication of the definitive version of his theory of general relativity...
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    The following is a timeline of gravitational physics and general relativity. 3rd century B.C. – Aristarchus of Samos proposes the heliocentric model. 1543...
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  • Frame-dragging (category Tests of general relativity)
    predicted by Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, that is due to non-static stationary distributions of mass–energy. A stationary field is...
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    Hulse–Taylor pulsar (category CS1 location test)
    Array Tests of general relativity Quadrupole formula Roman, Nancy G. (1987). "Identification of a constellation from a position". Publications of the Astronomical...
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    Detection of Gravitational Waves (in "Applications of Classical Physics chapter 27: Gravitational Waves and Experimental Tests of General Relativity", Caltech...
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    pulsars, PSR J0737−3039. The discovery of this system allows a total of 5 different tests of general relativity, some of these with unprecedented precision...
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    Robert H. Dicke (category Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences)
    program of precision tests of general relativity using the framework of the equivalence principle. In 1957, he first proposed an alternative theory of gravitation...
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    Binary pulsar (category Tests of general relativity)
    pulsar as well.) Binary pulsars are one of the few objects which allow physicists to test general relativity because of the strong gravitational fields in...
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  • contrary to relativity theory." Absolute space and time Apeiron (cosmology) Astral light Cosmology Frame-dragging Tests of general relativity Tests of special...
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    Eddington experiment (category General relativity)
    observational test of general relativity, organised by the British astronomers Frank Watson Dyson and Arthur Stanley Eddington in 1919. The observations were of the...
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    S2 (star) (category Tests of general relativity)
    1051/0004-6361/201833718. "Tests of General Relativity". Max Planck Society. Retrieved 2021-01-17. "First Successful Test of Einstein's General Relativity Near Supermassive...
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