Relativistic Positioning Systems: current status
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-06-11 v1 Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract
A {\em relativistic positioning system} consists in a set of four clocks broadcasting their respective proper time by means of light signals. Among them, the more important ones are the {\em auto-located positioning systems,} in which every clock broadcasts not only its proper time but also the proper times that it receives from the other three. At this level, no reference to any exterior system (the Earth surface, for example) and no synchronization are needed. The current status of the theory of relativistic positioning systems is sketched.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0906.0660,
title = {Relativistic Positioning Systems: current status},
author = {Bartolomé Coll and Joan J. Ferrando and Juan A. Morales-Lladosa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.0660},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
10 pages; work submitted to the Call for White Papers for the Fundamental Physics Roadmap Advisory Team (ESA)