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The second-order gravitational redshift

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It now appears possible that anotherdistinct test of the second-order term of general relativity may be feasible, through the use of very stable atomic clocks. This experiment, which would measure the second-ordergravitational redshift, is a bona fidetest of the field equations of gravity, not just a test of the underlying principle of equivalence.

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  1. Boston College, 02167, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

    Jack Jaffe

  2. Weston Observatory, 02193, Weston, Massachusetts

    Jack Jaffe

  3. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 02138, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Robert F. C. Vessot

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Research supported in part by NASA Research Grant NGR 09-015-205.

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Jaffe, J., Vessot, R.F.C. The second-order gravitational redshift. Gen Relat Gravit 6, 55–61 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00766601

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