NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LASER, PLASMA AND RADIATION PHYSICS

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Fundamental and advanced technological research in gravitation,microgravitation and space dynamics.

1) Gravitation

• theoretical methods for the investigation of gravitation and space-time structures

2) Microgravity

• advanced and applied research in high sensitivity inertial sensors
• low-g statistical and dynamical accelerometers

3) Celestial mechanics

• the study of the trajectories of cosmic objects

- theoretical methods for the investigation of gravitation and space-time structures.

- advanced and applied research in high sensitivity inertial sensors and microgravity devices.

- quantitative and qualitative study of spacecraft trajectories.

Main achivements

- low-g accelerometers (experimental model);

- magnetic liquid devices;

- high-resolution inertial sensors with magnetic fluids;

- high sensitivity biaxial inertial sensor.

- high sensitivity biaxial inertial sensor for monitoring of the geophysical laboratory of the Institute of Geodynamics, Bucharest.

• General relativity, quantum gravity and related field.

International cooperation

- Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

- Department of Mathematics, Kansas State University, USA

- Russian Gravitational Society, Moscow

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