THE PROBLEM OF CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION: A RELATIVISTIC APPROACH

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Abstract

The problem of synchronization of the Earth-based clocks has been discussed in the framework of General Relativity Theory. The synchronization is considered as the transformation of the observers' proper time scales to the coordinate time scale of local inertial geocentric reference system, which is single for all the observers. The formulas for the relativistic corrections occurring in some methods of Earth-based clock synchronization (transported clock, duplex communication via geostationary satellite and meteor-burst link, LASSO experiments) have been derived enabling one to attain the accuracy of 0.1 ns.

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)81-109
Number of pages29
JournalCelestial mechanics & dynamical astronomy
Volume53
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - Mar 1992
Peer-reviewedYes

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Scopus 0008375097

Keywords

Keywords

  • general relativity, clock synchronization