The Science of Fundamental Catalogs [IMA]

http://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04175


This review paper discusses the science of astrometric catalogs, their current applications and future prospects for making progress in fundamental astronomy, astrophysics and gravitational physics. We discuss the concept of fundamental catalogs, their practical realizations, and future prospects. Particular attention is paid to the astrophysical implementations of the catalogs such as the measurement of the Oort constants, the secular aberration and parallax, and asteroseismology. We also consider the use of the fundamental catalogs in gravitational physics for testing general theory of relativity and detection of ultra-long gravitational waves of cosmological origin.

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S. Kopeikin and V. Makarov
Wed, 13 Jan 21
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Comments: 19 pages, 181 references, submitted to Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences (Fundamental Astronomy Section)