Solar Oblateness, Excess Brightness, and Relativity
| Autor: | A. W. Healy, R. T. Stebbins, Henry A. Hill, C. A. Zanoni, D. L. Patz, Paul D. Clayton, J. R. Oleson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1974 |
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Physics
Gravitational time dilation Solar mass General Physics and Astronomy Astrophysics Numerical relativity Theory of relativity Tests of general relativity Limb darkening Physics::Space Physics Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Two-body problem in general relativity Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Tests of special relativity |
| Zdroj: | Physical Review Letters. 33:1497-1500 |
| ISSN: | 0031-9007 |
| Popis: | New observations show a small difference between the sun's polar and equatorial limb darkening functions. This excess equatorial brightness varies in time and can be of sufficient magnitude to account for the solar oblateness inferred by Dicke and Goldenberg from their measurements. This removes the serious consequence of their work for Einstein's general theory of relativity. The problems of a solar-edge definition and the derivation of a solar mass quadrupole moment are discussed. |
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