Browsing UMBC Physics Department by Author "Iorio, Lorenzo"
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The impact of tidal errors on the determination of the Lense-Thirring effect from satellite laser ranging
Pavlis, Erricos C.; Iorio, Lorenzo (World Scientific Publishing, 2018-10-27)The general relativistic Lense–Thirring effect can be detected by means of a suitable combination of orbital residuals of the laser-ranged LAGEOS and LAGEOS II satellites. While this observable is not affected by the orbital ... -
Measuring the relativistic perigee advance with Satellite Laser Ranging
Iorio, Lorenzo; Ciufolini, Ignazio; Pavlis, Erricos C. (IOP, 2002-07-30)The pericentric advance of a test body by a central mass is one of the classical tests of general relativity. Today, this effect is measured with radar ranging by the perihelion shift of Mercury and other planets in the ... -
On the possibility of measuring relativistic gravitational effects with a LAGEOS-LAGEOS II-OPTIS-mission
Iorio, Lorenzo; Ciufolini, Ignazio; Pavlis, Erricos C.; Schiller, Stephan; Dittus, Hansjörg; Lämmerzahl, Claus (IOP, 2004-03-23)A space mission, OPTIS, has been proposed for testing the foundations of special relativity and post-Newtonian gravitation in the field of the Earth. The constraints posed on the original OPTIS orbital geometry would allow ... -
Tidal Satellite Perturbations and the Lense-Thirring Effect
Iorio, Lorenzo; Pavlis, Erricos C. (The Geodetic Society of Japan, 2001-03-25)