Seminar

Seminar Title	The gravitational compass: Mapping the gravitational field
Speaker	Dr. Dirk Puetzfeld
Institute	ZARM, University of Bremen
Place	Hannover, AEI, Seminarraum 103
Start	26.10.2017 13:15

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In General Relativity, the comparison of clocks, as well as the measurement of the mutual accelerations between the constituents of a swarm of test bodies, is of direct operational significance. We show how a suitably prepared set test bodies can be used to extract all components of the gravitational field. The equations underlying such a ''curvature detector'' or ''gravitational compass'', as well as their possible generalizations, will be discussed in detail.



The gravitational compass: Mapping the gravitational field