Symbol h
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An exact analytic evaluation, not a simulation, fixes the scale this actually requires. Take three clocks stacked vertically at heights -h , 0 , and +h near Earth’s surface, giving two edges = - and = - . Their difference is an exact finite-difference identity up to a Taylor remainder of order :
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- [15] Physical Geodesy ↗
- [8] Atomic Clock Performance Enabling Geodesy Below the Centimetre Level ↗
- [9] Geopotential Measurements with Synchronously Linked Optical Lattice Clocks ↗
- [6] Geodesy and Metrology with a Transportable Optical Clock ↗
- [5] Test of General Relativity by a Pair of Transportable Optical Lattice Clocks ↗
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Equation 117 · Evolutionary Physics
The Bend an Elevator Cannot Fake
This mathematical expression combines the displayed quantities; its precise role follows from the surrounding article text.
An exact analytic evaluation, not a simulation, fixes the scale this actually requires. Take three clocks stacked vertically at heights -h , 0 , and +h near Earth’s surface, giving two edges = - and = - . Their difference is an exact finite-difference identity up to a Taylor remainder of order :
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