Abstract
An operational interpretation of the standard Schwarzschild metric co-ordinates, r and t, is presented, together with a test of general relativity. This test employs the operationally defined co-ordinates L and T in place of r and t as the theoretical variables.
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DAVIDSON, W. Operational Identification of Schwarzschild Co-ordinates. Nature 216, 771–772 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216771a0
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