Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Einstein Equivalence Principle
- 3 Gravitation as a Geometric Phenomenon
- 4 The Parametrized Post-Newtonian Formalism
- 5 Metric Theories of Gravity and Their Post-Newtonian Limits
- 6 Equations of Motion in the PPN Formalism
- 7 The Classical Tests
- 8 Tests of the Strong Equivalence Principle
- 9 Other Tests of Post-Newtonian Gravity
- 10 Structure and Motion of Compact Objects
- 11 Gravitational Radiation
- 12 Strong-Field and Dynamical Tests of Relativistic Gravity
- References
- Index
8 - Tests of the Strong Equivalence Principle
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 September 2018
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Einstein Equivalence Principle
- 3 Gravitation as a Geometric Phenomenon
- 4 The Parametrized Post-Newtonian Formalism
- 5 Metric Theories of Gravity and Their Post-Newtonian Limits
- 6 Equations of Motion in the PPN Formalism
- 7 The Classical Tests
- 8 Tests of the Strong Equivalence Principle
- 9 Other Tests of Post-Newtonian Gravity
- 10 Structure and Motion of Compact Objects
- 11 Gravitational Radiation
- 12 Strong-Field and Dynamical Tests of Relativistic Gravity
- References
- Index
Summary
We discuss tests of the Strong Equivalence Principle. We derive the observable consequences of the Nordtvedt effect, a violation of the equality of acceleration of massive, self-gravitating bodies, that occurs in many alternative theories of gravity, although not in general relativity. We discuss the bounds obtained on this effect via lunar laser ranging, and via measurements of pulsar-white dwarf binary systems. We derive a number of observable consequences of preferred-frame effects in binary orbits and in the structure of self-gravitating bodies, and review the bounds that have been placed on the relevant PPN parameters by a wide range of observations.
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- Theory and Experiment in Gravitational Physics , pp. 170 - 191Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018