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General relativity and experiment

Name: General relativity and experiment
Creator: Thibault Damour
Keywords: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Thibault Damour;

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Published: 08 Dec 1994

Publisher: Birkhäuser

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The confrontation between Einstein's theory of gravitation and experiment is summarized. Although all current experimental data are compatible with general relativity, the importance of pursuing the quest for possible deviations from Einstein's theory is emphasized.

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doi: 10.5169/seals-116956 , 10.1007/978-1-4612-1422-9_12

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arXiv: Condensed Matter::Quantum Gases

free text keywords: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology, Higher-dimensional Einstein gravity, symbols.namesake, symbols, Doubly special relativity, Equivalence principle, General relativity, Tests of general relativity, Numerical relativity, Tests of special relativity, Physics, Theoretical physics, Theory of relativity

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