Abstract

Current observations of the universe have strengthened the interest to further test General Relativity and other theories of fundamental physics. After an introduction to the phenomenon of frame-dragging predicted by Einstein’s theory of General Relativity, with fundamental astrophysical applications to rotating black holes, we describe the past measurements of frame-dragging obtained by the LAGEOS satellites and by the dedicated Gravity Probe B space mission. We also discuss a test of String Theories of Chern-Simons type that has been carried out using the results of the LAGEOS satellites. We then describe the LARES space experiment. LARES was successfully launched in February 2012 to improve the accuracy of the tests of frame-dragging, it can also improve the test of String Theories. We present the results of the first few months of observations of LARES, its orbital analyses show that it has the best agreement of any other satellite with the test-particle motion predicted by General Relativity. We finally briefly report the accurate studies and the extensive simulations of the LARES space experiment, confirming an accuracy of a few percent in the forthcoming measurement of frame-dragging.

Autore Pugliese

• Ciufolini Ignazio

Tutti gli autori

• I. Ciufolini , A. Paolozzi , R. Koenig , E.C. Pavlis , J. Ries , R. Matzner , V. Gurzadyan , R. Penrose , G. Sindoni , C. Paris

Titolo volume/Rivista

NUCLEAR PHYSICS B-PROCEEDINGS SUPPLEMENTS

Anno di pubblicazione

2013

ISSN

0920-5632

ISBN

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Numero di citazioni Scopus

32

Ultimo Aggiornamento Citazioni

28/04/2018

Settori ERC

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Codici ASJC

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