Nordtvedt effect

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English

Etymology

Named after Kenneth Nordtvedt

Noun

Nordtvedt effect (plural Nordtvedt effects)

  1. (physics) A test of the strong equivalence principle of general relativity that relies on detecting polarization in the orbit of the moon in the direction of the sun.