Evaluation of a proposed test of the weak equivalence principle using Earth-orbiting bodies in high-speed co-rotation: Re-establishing the physical bases

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1463-1470

  Nobili, A M ^a   Bramanti, D ^a   Polacco, E ^a   Catastini, G ^d   Anselmi, A ^d   Portigliotti, S ^d   Lenti, A ^b   Di Giamberardino, P ^c   Monaco, S ^c   Ronchini, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b LABEN SpA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d NONE

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EID: 0033446872     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/16/4/032     Document Type: Review

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