Proposed test of the Schwarzschild metric
A test of the Schwarzschild metric, as well as of the metric concept of “spacetime,” which has never been verified directly, is easily conceptualized, although less easily effectuated. The test proposed here envisions accurate timing measurements of order c - 4 , carried out in Earth
satellites similar to those of the Global Positioning System.
Keywords: Atomic Clock Rate; Global Positioning System; Schwarzschild Metric; Spacetime Test
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 17 September 2013
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