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Relativity in the Global Positioning System Open in a new windowLink Details
- Thorough review article by Neil Ashby (University of Colorado) about the various relativistic effects that play a role in the operation of the Global Positioning System and other satellite navigation systems. Published in Living Reviews in Relativity.
- http://relativity.livingreviews.org/Articles/lrr-2003-1/index.html

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General Relativity in the Global Positioning System Open in a new windowLink Details
- Brief text by Neil Ashby (University of Colorado) about the influence of relativistic effects on the satellite navigation system GPS; from the "Matters of Gravity" newsletter.
- http://www.phys.lsu.edu/mog/mog9/node9.html

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Eotvos and Novel Equivalence Principle Test Open in a new windowLink Details
- Describes proposed experiments to test whether the equivalence principle is violated when test masses of different chirality are used (parity violation). By Alan M. ("Uncle Al") Schwartz.
- http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/eotvos.htm

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Relativity at the Centenary Open in a new windowLink Details
- Article by Clifford Will in Physics World about the way that gravitational physics has become a truly experimental science as tests of the special and general theories of relativity reach new levels of precision.
- http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/print/21148

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The Equivalence Principle Open in a new windowLink Details
- Article from NASA about the equivalence principle (which was one of the basic axioms used to develop general relativity) and various experiments that have been and will be undertaken to test its validity.
- http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/18may_equivalenceprinciple.htm

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Testing General Relativity with Pulsar Timing Open in a new windowLink Details
- Article by Ingrid H. Stairs (University of British Columbia) published in Living Reviews of Relativity about how pulsar timing methods can be used to test different predictions of general relativity for the propagation of light, gravitational time dilatio
- http://relativity.livingreviews.org/Articles/lrr-2003-5/index.html

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Principles of Equivalence: Their Role in Gravitation Physics and Experiments that Test Them Open in a new windowLink Details
- Article by Mark P. Haugan and Claus Lämmerzahl about the different versions of the equivalence principle (one of the basic assumptions that led to general relativity) and the various experiments that have been performed to test it, as well as those that
- http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0103067

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Gravity of Gravity Open in a new windowLink Details
- An experiment at the University of Washington seeks to determine whether the gravitational binding energy of an object generates gravity of its own.
- http://www.aip.org/enews/physnews/1999/split/pnu454-1.htm

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Shapiro Radar Bounce Test Open in a new windowLink Details
- A two part overview of the Shapiro radar bounce test of general relativity. (The two parts consist of a section for normal people, and one for nerds)
- http://world.std.com/~sweetser/PopScience/timeDelay/timeDelay.html

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The Confrontation between General Relativity and Experiment Open in a new windowLink Details
- Review article by Clifford Will, published in Living Reviews in Relativity. Gives a complete survey of tests of general relativity using laboratory experiments and astronomical observations.
- http://relativity.livingreviews.org/Articles/lrr-2006-3/

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BBC News: Einstein was Right, Probe Shows Open in a new windowLink Details
- Early results from a mission to test two key predictions of Albert Einstein show he was right about at least one.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6561391.stm

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Gravity Probe B Open in a new windowLink Details
- Gravity Probe B is the relativity gyroscope experiment being developed by NASA and Stanford University to test two extraordinary, unverified predictions of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity.
- http://einstein.stanford.edu/

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Experimental Tests of Relativistic Gravity Open in a new windowLink Details
- Slides and audio for a talk given by Thibault Damour (IHES) at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (UCSB); information about the Parametrized Post-Newtonian Formalism, classical tests, and recent as well as future satellite tests of general relati
- http://online.kitp.ucsb.edu/online/colloq/damour1/

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Experimental Gravitational Physics Using Drag-Free Satellites Open in a new windowLink Details
- Covers current and past projects in experimental gravitational physics using Drag-Free Satellites including the Relativity Gyro, Equivalence Principle, and LISA.
- http://www.dragfreesatellite.com

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Experimental Basis of Special Relativity Open in a new windowLink Details
- A summary of tests of the foundations and predictions of special relativity, by Tom Roberts, Siegmar Schleif and others. Part of the Physics FAQ.
- http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity/SR/experiments.html

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