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Relativistic scaling of astronomical quantities and the system of astronomical units

S. A. Klioner

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Context.For relativistic modeling of high-accuracy astronomical data, several time scales are used: barycentric and geocentric coordinate times (TCB and TCG) and two additional time scales (TDB and TT), which are defined as linear functions of TCB and TCG, respectively.

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Context.For relativistic modeling of high-accuracy astronomical data, several time scales are used: barycentric and geocentric coordinate times (TCB and TCG) and two additional time scales (TDB and TT), which are defined as linear functions of TCB and TCG, respectively.

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Context.For relativistic modeling of high-accuracy astronomical data, several time scales are used: barycentric and geocentric coordinate times (TCB and TCG) and two additional time scales (TDB and TT), which are defined as linear functions of TCB and TCG, respectively.

Key concepts: Barycentric coordinate system, Physics, Geocentric model, Context (archaeology), Coordinate time, Astrophysics, Scaling, Astronomy

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