English Explanatory Dictionary

Nordtvedt effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A test of the strong equivalence principle of general relativity that relies on detecting polarization in the orbit of the moon in the direction of the sun.

Word forms

Nordtvedt effect Nordtvedt effects

Etymology

Named after Kenneth Nordtvedt

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