What to measure or predict

Formula

How

Is it easy to do?

Knowledge of G or M

Exact solution (strong and weak fields):

Schwarzschild radius

r s = R L R h ( λ h 2 λ L 2 ) λ h 2 R h λ L 2 R L

Light observations only

Yes

No

Gravitational acceleration

g = 1 2 R L R h ( λ h 2 λ L 2 ) λ h 2 R h λ L 2 R L c 2 R 2

Light observations only

Yes

No

Orbital velocity

v o = c 1 2 R L R h ( λ h 2 λ L 2 ) λ h 2 R h λ L 2 R L 1 R

Light observations only

Yes

No

Escape velocity

v e = c R L R h ( λ h 2 λ L 2 ) λ h 2 R h λ L 2 R L 1 R

Light observations only

Yes

No

Time dilation

t 2 = t 1 1 R L R h ( λ h 2 λ L 2 ) λ h 2 R h λ L 2 R L 1 R

Light observations only

Yes

No

GR bending of light

δ = 2 R L R h ( λ h 2 λ L 2 ) λ h 2 R h λ L 2 R L 1 R

Light observations only

Yes

No

Gravitational redshift

lim R h z ( R L ) = 1 2 R L R h ( λ h 2 λ L 2 ) λ h 2 R h λ L 2 R L 1 R

Light observations only

Yes

No

Weak field approximations:

Schwarzschild radius

r s = 2 R L R h ( λ h λ L ) λ h R h λ L R L

Light observations only

Yes

No

Gravitational acceleration

g = R L R h ( λ h λ L ) λ h R h λ L R L c 2 R 2

Light observations only

Yes

No

Orbital velocity

v o = c R L R h ( λ h λ L ) λ h R h λ L R L 1 R

Light observations only

Yes

No

Escape velocity

v e = c 2 R L R h ( λ h λ L ) λ h R h λ L R L 1 R

Light observations only

Yes

No

Time dilation

t 2 = t 1 1 2 R L R h ( λ h λ L ) λ h R h λ L R L 1 R

Light observations only

Yes

No

GR bending of light

δ = 4 R L R h ( λ h λ L ) λ h R h λ L R L 1 R

Light observations only

Yes

No

Gravitational redshift

lim R h z ( R ) = R L R h ( λ h λ L ) λ h R h λ L R L 1 R

Light observations only

Yes

No