On the reliability of the so-far performed tests for measuring the Lense-Thirring effect with the LAGEOS satellites

New Astronomy

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 603-615

  Iorio, Lorenzo ^a  

^a Unita di Italia 68   (Italy)

Author keywords

General relativity; Gravitation; LAGEOS satellites; Lense Thirring effect

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); GRAVITATION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; LENSES; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; RELIABILITY;

GENERAL RELATIVITY; GRAVITOMAGNETIC EFFECTS; LAGEOS SATELLITES; LENSE-THIRRING EFFECTS;

GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES;

EID: 21644453216     PISSN: 13841076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.newast.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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