Abstract
We analyze the proposed Stanford experiment (precession of the spin of a gyroscope in an Earth satellite) to test the Lense-Thirring effect. We show that the sun also makes a contribution to the precession which must be included, particularly if one wishes to distinguish between the Einstein and Brans-Dicke theories.
- Received 6 April 1970
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.25.1511
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