Relativistic Geodesy : Foundations And Applications

Fundamental Theories of Physics 196 Dirk Puetzfeld Claus Lämmerzahl Editors Relativistic Geodesy Foundations and Applications Fundamental Theories of Physics Volume 196 Series editors Henk van Beijeren, Utrecht, The Netherlands Philippe Blanchard, Bielefeld, Germany Bob Coecke, Oxford, United Kingdom Dennis Dieks, Utrecht, The Netherlands Bianca Dittrich, Waterloo, Canada Detlef Dürr, Munich, Germany Ruth Durrer, Geneva, Switzerland Roman Frigg, London, United Kingdom Christopher Fuchs, Boston, USA Domenico J. W. Giulini, Bremen, Germany Gregg Jaeger, Boston, USA Claus Kiefer, Cologne, Germany Nicolaas P. Landsman, Nijmegen, The Netherlands Christian Maes, Leuven, Belgium Mio Murao, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan Hermann Nicolai, Potsdam, Germany Vesselin Petkov, Montreal, Canada Laura Ruetsche, Ann Arbor, USA Mairi Sakellariadou, London, UK Alwyn van der Merwe, Denver, USA Rainer Verch, Leipzig, Germany Reinhard F. Werner, Hannover, Germany Christian Wüthrich, Geneva, Switzerland Lai-Sang Young, New York City, USA The international monograph series “Fundamental Theories of Physics” aims to stretch the boundaries of mainstream physics by clarifying and developing the theoretical and conceptual framework of physics and by applying it to a wide range of interdisciplinary scientific fields. Original contributions in well-established fields such as Quantum Physics, Relativity Theory, Cosmology, Quantum Field Theory, Statistical Mechanics and Nonlinear Dynamics are welcome. The series also provides a forum for non-conventional approaches to these fields. Publications should present new and promising ideas, with prospects for their further development, and carefully show how they connect to conventional views of the topic. Although the aim of this series is to go beyond established mainstream physics, a high profile and open-minded Editorial Board will evaluate all contributions carefully to ensure a high scientific standard. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/6001 Dirk Puetzfeld Claus Lämmerzahl • Editors Relativistic Geodesy Foundations and Applications 123 Editors Dirk Puetzfeld ZARM University of Bremen Bremen, Germany Claus Lämmerzahl ZARM University of Bremen Bremen, Germany ISSN 0168-1222 ISSN 2365-6425 (electronic) Fundamental Theories of Physics ISBN 978-3-030-11499-2 ISBN 978-3-030-11500-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11500-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018967737 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The