Testing the equivalence principle with lunar laser ranging residuals from different planetary and lunar ephemerides

arXiv:2609.15303 · gr-qc, astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.IM · Submitted 2026-09-14 · Read on arXiv

gr-qc, astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.IM

Submitted: 2026-09-14

Updated: 2026-09-14

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Lunar Laser Ranging — 36× in this paper
• Consistency — 4× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory — 4× in this paper
• Calibration — 3× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
• Accuracy — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Barycentric Celestial Reference System — 1× in this paper
• Celestial Intermediate Origin — 1× in this paper
• Development Ephemeris — 1× in this paper
• IERS Earth Orientation Parameters — 1× in this paper
• International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems — 1× in this paper
• Matera Laser Ranging Observatory — 1× in this paper
• PAS to the Lunar Celestial Reference System — 1× in this paper
• Robustness — 1× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes
• Verification — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Wettzell Laser Ranging System — 1× in this paper

Sources

• An Improved Torsion Balance Test of the Equivalence Principle Towards the Sun
• The International Mass Loading Service

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