Parameterized post-Newtonian formalism

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:logic
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:PPN_formalism
gptkbp:appliesTo weak gravitational fields
slow-moving objects
gptkbp:contains ten PPN parameters
gptkbp:contrastsWith predictions of different gravity theories
gptkbp:describes deviations from Newtonian gravity
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Kenneth_Nordtvedt
gptkb:Clifford_Will
gptkbp:field gptkb:general_relativity
physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Parameterized post-Newtonian formalism
gptkbp:introducedIn 1970s
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:Theory_and_Experiment_in_Gravitational_Physics_(Clifford_Will)
gptkbp:parameter beta
gamma
alpha_1
alpha_2
alpha_3
xi
zeta_1
zeta_2
zeta_3
zeta_4
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Einstein's_general_relativity
gptkb:Newtonian_gravity
alternative theories of gravity
gptkbp:standardizedBy experimental gravitation
gptkbp:usedFor testing metric theories of gravity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eddington–Robertson_parameterization
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5