The status of experimental tests of general relativity and of theoretical frameworks for analysing them are reviewed. Einstein's equivalence principle (EEP) is well supported by experiments such as the Eötvös experiment, tests of special relativity, and the gravitational redshift experiment. Future tests of EEP and of the inverse square law will search for new interactions arising from unification or quantum gravity. Tests of general relativity at the post-Newtonian level have reached high precision, including the light defl ection the Shapiro time delay, the perihelion advance of Mercury, and the Nordtvedt effect in lunar motion. Gravitational wave damping has been detected in an amount that agrees with general relativity to half a percent using the Hulse-Taylor binary pulsar, and new binary pulsar systems may yield further improvements. When direct observation of gravitational radiation from astrophysical sources begins, new tests of general relativity will be possible.

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广义相对论与实验的对峙。

回顾了广义相对论实验测试的现状以及用于分析它们的理论框架的现状。爱因斯坦的等效原理（EEP）得到了诸如Eötvös实验，狭义相对论和引力红移实验等实验的很好支持。EEP和平方反比定律的未来测试将寻找由统一或量子引力引起的新相互作用。后牛顿水平的广义相对论测试已经达到了高精度，包括光偏转夏皮罗时间延迟，水星近日点前进以及月球运动中的诺德维特效应。使用Hulse-Taylor双星脉冲星检测到的引力波衰减量与广义相对论一致，仅为0.5％，新的双星脉冲星系统可能会产生进一步的改进。