A principle of this theory would be violated by the Nordtvedt effect, which has likely been ruled out by the Lunar Laser Ranging experiment.
A principle of this theory would be violated by the Nordtvedt effect, which has likely been ruled out by the Lunar Laser Ranging experiment. A consequence of the use of torsion-free linear connections in this theory is the Bianchi identities. Under certain conditions, this theory predicts that particles will precess due to "frame-dragging". The "weak" form of a principle of this theory states that freely falling particles move on timelike geodesics. This theory accounted for the anomalous precession of the (*) perihelion of Mercury. A stronger form of that "weak" principle states that all physical phenomena appear the same in an accelerating inertial reference frame and a uniform gravitational field. For 10 points, name this theory introduced by Einstein in which gravity results from the curvature of space-time.
A principle of this theory would be violated by the Nordtvedt effect, which has likely been ruled out by the Lunar Laser Ranging experiment.
{general} theory of {relativity} [or {GR;} prompt on Einstein\'s theory relativity; do not accept \"special relativity\"]