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The Celestial Reference System in Relativistic Framework

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

Han Chun-Hao
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy Nanjing University Nanjing 210008 People's Republic of China
Huang Tian-Yi
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy Nanjing University Nanjing 210008 People's Republic of China
Xu Bang-Xin
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy Nanjing University Nanjing 210008 People's Republic of China

Abstract

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The concept of reference system, reference frame, coordinate system and celestial sphere in a relativistic framework are given. The problems on the choice of celestial coordinate systems and the definition of the light deflection are discussed. Our suggestions are listed in Sec. 5.

Type
Part 3: Concepts, Definitions, Models
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1990 

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