LARES/WEBER-SAT, frame-dragging and fundamental physics

Abstract

After a brief introduction on the scientific objectives of the LARES/WEBER-SAT satellite we present the recent measurement of the Lense-Thirring effect using the nodes of the LAGEOS and LAGEOS 2 satellites and using the Earth gravity model EIGENGRACE02S obtained by the GRACE space mission, we also include some determination of the rate of change of the lowest order Earth's even zonal harmonics. Finally, we describe an interesting possibility of testing the Brane-World unified theory of fundamental interactions by the use of a specially designed LARES/WEBER-SAT satellite.

To be published (2004)

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• Infrared Modification of Gravity

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