Another look at the Pioneer anomaly

Abstract

The often quoted equ. (15) in (Anderson_ea:2002) defines the observed Pioneer anomaly $a_P$ such that literal reading suggests $ν_{obs} < ν_{mod$ (${\nu }_{obs}$ the observed (Doppler) frequency, ${\nu }_{mod}$ the one expected from a relativistic orbit model of the spacecraft). Contextualized reading shows, however, that (15) is meant the other way round, ${\nu }_{obs}>{\nu }_{mod}$. Version 1 to 4 of this paper built upon the first reading and led to a correction term for frequency shifts of wrong sign. Thus the proposal therein does not resolve the Pioneer anomaly, although it gives a correction term for frequencies which has the correct absolute value.

Correction note, 2 pages

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