Frame-dragging confirmed

Neil Ashby ()
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Neil Ashby: University of Colorado

Nature, 2004, vol. 431, issue 7011, 918-919

Abstract: According to a prediction of general relativity, the spinning mass of the Earth affects the motion of satellites. A measurement of this ‘frame-dragging’ effect confirms Einstein's theory.

Date: 2004
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