Solar system constraints on Rindler acceleration

Sante Carloni, Daniel Grumiller, and Florian Preis
Phys. Rev. D 83, 124024 – Published 13 June 2011

Abstract

We discuss the classical tests of general relativity in the presence of Rindler acceleration. Among these tests, the perihelion shifts give the tightest constraints and indicate that the Pioneer anomaly cannot be caused by a universal solar system Rindler acceleration. We address potential caveats for massive test objects. Our tightest bound on Rindler acceleration that comes with no caveats is derived from radar echo delay and yields |a|<3nm/s2.

  • Received 16 March 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.83.124024

© 2011 American Physical Society

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Sante Carloni1, Daniel Grumiller2, and Florian Preis2

  • 1European Space Research Technology Center, Space Science Department, Keplerlaan 1, Postbus 299, 2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands
  • 2Institute for Theoretical Physics, Vienna University of Technology, Wiedner Hauptstrausse 8-10/136, A-1040 Vienna, Austria

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Vol. 83, Iss. 12 — 15 June 2011

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