Classical Tests of General Relativity I: Looking to the Past to Understand the Present

Autor/in	Pinochet, Jorge
Titel	Classical Tests of General Relativity I: Looking to the Past to Understand the Present
Quelle	In: Physics Education, 55 (2020) 6, Artikel 065016 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Pinochet, Jorge)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-9120
Schlagwörter	Physics; Scientific Concepts; Scientific Principles; Theories; Science History + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physik; Theory; Theorie; History of science; Wissenschaftsgeschichte
Abstract	Einstein's theory of general relativity (GR) provides the best available description of gravity. The recent detection of gravitational waves and the first picture of a black hole have provided spectacular confirmations of GR, as well as arousing substantial interest in topics related to gravitation. However, to understand present and future discoveries, it is convenient to look to the past, to the classical tests of GR, namely, the deflection of light by the Sun, the perihelion precession of Mercury, and the gravitational redshift of light. The objective of this work is to offer a non-technical introduction to the classical tests of GR. In this first part of the work, some basic concepts of relativity are introduced and the principle of equivalence is analysed. The second part of the article examines the classical tests. [For "Classical Tests of General Relativity II: Looking to the Past to Understand the Present," see EJ1275706.] (As Provided).
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