USING GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS TO TEST EXTENSIONS OF GENERAL RELATIVITY

被引:3
作者
Bertolami, Orfeu [1 ,2 ]
Paramos, Jorge [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Porto, Fac Ciencias, Dept Fis & Astron, P-4169007 Oporto, Portugal
[2] Inst Super Tecn, Inst Plasmas & Fusao Nucl, P-1049001 Lisbon, Portugal
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS D | 2011年 / 20卷 / 09期
关键词
Modifications of gravity; global positioning system; EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLE; MASSIVE BODIES; PIONEER; 10/11; SOLAR-SYSTEM; DARK-MATTER; GRAVITY; ENERGY;
D O I
10.1142/S0218271811019451
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We consider the feasibility of using the Galileo Navigation Satellite System to constrain possible extensions or modifications to general relativity, by assessing the impact of the related additions to the Newtonian potential and comparing with the available observables: the relative frequency shift and the time-delay of light propagation. We address the impact of deviations from General Relativity based on the parametrized Post-Newtonian parameters due to the presence of a cosmological constant, of a constant acceleration like the putative Pioneer anomaly, a Yukawa potential term due to massive scalar fields and a power-law potential term, which can arise from Ungravity or f(R) theories.
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页码:1617 / 1641
页数:25
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