PPN formalism

GPTKB entity

Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:logic
gptkbp:appliesTo weak gravitational fields
slow-motion conditions
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Lunar_Laser_Ranging_experiments
Shapiro time delay tests
binary pulsar tests
light deflection experiments
perihelion precession measurements
solar system tests of gravity
gptkbp:characterizedBy PPN parameters
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Theory_and_Experiment_in_Gravitational_Physics
gptkbp:describes deviations from Newtonian gravity
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Parameterized_Post-Newtonian_formalism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label PPN formalism
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Kenneth_Nordtvedt
gptkb:Clifford_Will
gptkbp:introducedIn 1970s
gptkbp:parameter 10
beta
gamma
alpha_1
alpha_2
alpha_3
xi
zeta_1
zeta_2
zeta_3
zeta_4
gptkbp:referenceAuthor gptkb:Clifford_Will
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Einstein's_theory_of_general_relativity
alternative theories of gravity
gptkbp:usedFor testing metric theories of gravity
interpreting experimental tests of gravity
comparing predictions of different gravity theories
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:general_relativity
gravitational physics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Parameterized_post-Newtonian_formalism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6