========================================= Physical Observations, Applications ========================================= Michealson-Morley and Gravitational Redshift <=> Locally Lorentz -------------------------------------------------------------------- (motivational) Precession Perhelion of Mercury <=> Schwartzchild? ------------------------------------------------------ (explicit calculation) Deflection of Light <=> Geodesics ----------------------------------- From Carroll p292, G M_sun /(c^2) = 1.48e5 cm, R_sun = 6.96e10 cm, deflection angle of 1.75 arcsec Gravitational Waves <=> Weak Field Approximation, Perturbation Theory --------------------------------------------------------------------------- See Carroll p293 GPS Corrections <=> Geodesics with E&M ------------------------------------------ (order of magnitude?) Gravity Probe B <=> Frame Dragging, geodetic ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (probably not...)