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The Pioneer Anomaly and a Rotating Godel UniverseThe Pioneer Anomaly represents an intriguing problem for fundamental physics whose scope still seems to baffle the best of explanations. It involves one of the most precise fine-scale acceleration measurements possible in the space age as the Pioneer 10/11 spacecraft reached distances of 20-70 AU from the Sun. An anomalous acceleration directed back toward the Sun of approx. 8x10(exp -10) m/sq s was discovered. The problem will be summarized and an up-to-date overview of possible explanations for this surprising result will be given. It may even be possible that our cosmic environment such as expansion dynamics and/or dark energy could be influencing the behavior of planets and spacecrafts within our local solar system. Then a new possibility, that of a rotating Godel Universe, will be introduced and examined.
Document ID
20080013170
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Wilson, Thomas
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Blome, Hans-Joachim
(University of Applied Sciences Germany)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2008
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Meeting Information
Meeting: 37th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
Location: Montreal
Country: Canada
Start Date: July 13, 2008
End Date: July 20, 2008
Sponsors: Committee on Space Research
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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