Tests of Relativistic Gravity in Space: Recent Progress and Future Directions

Abstract

We review the foundations of Einstein's general theory of relativity, discuss recent progress in the tests of relativistic gravity, and present motivations for new generation of high-accuracy gravitational experiments. We discuss the advances in our understanding of fundamental physics anticipated in the near future and evaluate discovery potential of the recently proposed gravitational experiments.

18 pages, 9 figures, invited talk given at the "Atomic Clocks and Fundamental Constants - ACFC 2007, Bad Honnef 2007; to appear in EPJ Special Topics

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