Gravitational deflection of polarised radiation

Gravitational deflection of polarised radiation

An upper limit is determined for the difference in the deflection of beams of orthogonally polarised radiation passing through the Sun's gravitational field. A null result is anticipated by present theories of gravitation but this prediction has never been tested.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1974-05, Vol.249 (5454), p.230-233
Hauptverfasser: Harwit, Martin, Lovelace, R. V. E., Dennison, Brian, Jauncey, David L., Broderick, John
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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COSMIC RADIO SOURCES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS > BEAM OPTICS
Humanities and Social Sciences
multidisciplinary
N56400 > Physics (Astrophysics & Cosmology) > Solar Phenomena
POLARIZED BEAMS
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
SUN > GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS
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Zusammenfassung:An upper limit is determined for the difference in the deflection of beams of orthogonally polarised radiation passing through the Sun's gravitational field. A null result is anticipated by present theories of gravitation but this prediction has never been tested.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/249230a0