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Reference Frame/Coordinate System in General Relativity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

Toshio Fukushima
Toshio Fukushima*
Affiliation:
Geodesy and Geophysics Division, Hydrographic Department, Maritime Safety Agency, 5-3-1, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104, JAPAN

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The order of magnitude of relativistic effects is expressed as the power of v/c where v is a typical speed of objects and c is the speed of light in vacuum. In the neighbourhood of the Earth, v ≅ 30 km/s. Then the magnitudes of the relativistic effects are ordered as follows:

Type
Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 7: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XIXth General Assembly of the IAU, 1985 , 1986 , pp. 113 - 116
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1986

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