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Physical Observations, Applications
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Michealson-Morley and Gravitational Redshift <=> Locally Lorentz
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(motivational)


Precession Perhelion of Mercury <=> Schwartzchild?
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(explicit calculation)


Deflection of Light <=> Geodesics
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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
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See Carroll p293


GPS Corrections <=> Geodesics with E&M
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(order of magnitude?)


Gravity Probe B <=> Frame Dragging, geodetic
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(probably not...)