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Shapiro delay: a standalone construct

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Astrophysics

the extra travel time of a radar or light signal passing close to a massive body, used as a test of general relativity.

In astrophysics, Shapiro delay refers to the extra travel time of a radar or light signal passing close to a massive body, used as a test of general relativity. This meaning comes from Shapiro (1964) in Physical Review Letters.[1]

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body2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructsgeneral relativity1 fields · 3 citationsanchor · a standalone constructsignal5 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs

References

  1. Shapiro, I. I. (1964). Fourth Test of General Relativity. Physical Review Letters, 13(26), 789-791. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.13.789

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