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<td><h2 align="center"><strong>Theory and Model for the New Generation of the Lunar Laser Ranging Data</strong></h2></td>
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<h3 style="margin-left: 40px;"><a name="Goals"></a>Scientific Goals</h3>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR) measurements are crucial for advanced exploration of the evolutionary
history of the lunar orbit, the laws of fundamental gravitational physics, selenophysics and geophysics as well as for future human
missions to the Moon. Current LLR technique measures distance to the corner cube reflector (CCR) on the Moon with a precision
approaching one millimeter that strongly demands further significant improvement of the theoretical model of the orbital and rotational
dynamics of the Earth-Moon system. This model should inevitably be based on the theory of general relativity, fully incorporate the
relevant geophysical/selenophysical processes and rely upon the most recent IAU standards. The workshop’s primary goal is to discuss
new ideas, methods and approaches in developing such a mathematical model. The model must take into account
all classic and relativistic effects in the orbital and rotational motion of the Moon and Earth at the millimeter-range level.
It should be consistent with the IAU 2000 resolutions on reference frames and demonstrate how to make the LLR data analysis independent
of spurious classic and relativistic effects that are associated with inappropriate choice of coordinates and/or physical model of Earth/Moon
interior and ephemerides of the solar system bodies. The new model must elaborate on currently used LLR code to
take advantage of one millimeter accuracy for computation and evaluation of a more complete and detailed set of solution parameters.
The workshop is to explore the new opportunities of the one-millimeter LLR to perform the most precise fundamental test of general
relativity in the solar system in robust and physically-adequate way.
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<h3 style="margin-left: 40px;"><a name="Proposal"></a>Proposal</h3>
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You can download the proposal <a href="ISSI_moon.pdf">here</a> (pdf file)
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<h3 style="margin-left: 40px;"><a name="Team Coordinator"></a>Team Coordinator</h3>
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<em><strong>Sergei Kopeikin</strong></em><br>
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA<br><br>
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<h3 style="margin-left: 40px;"><a name="Team"></a>Team Members</h3>
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<em><strong>Jacques Laskar </strong></em><br>
Astronomie et Systèmes Dynamiques, IMCCE-CNRS, Observatoire de Paris, Paris, France <br><br>
<em><strong>Michael Soffel </strong></em><br>
Lohrmann Observatory, Dresden Technical University, Dresden, Germany<br><br>
<em><strong>Juergen Mueller</strong></em><br>
Institute of Geodesy, Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany<br><br>
<em><strong>Juergen Oberst</strong></em><br>
Institut für Planetenforschung, Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt Rutherfordstr, Berlin, Germany<br><br>
<em><strong>Sergei Klioner</strong></em><br>
Lohrmann Observatory, Dresden Technical University Dresden, Germany <br><br>
<em><strong>Ulrich Schreiber</strong></em><br>
Forschungseinrichtung Satellitengeodaesie, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Muenchen, Germany<br><br>
<em><strong>Ignazio Ciufolini</strong></em><br>
Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Innovazione, Universitá di Lecce, Lecce, Italy<br><br>
<em><strong>Juan Getino</strong></em><br>
Departamento de Matemática Aplicada, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain<br><br>
<em><strong>Alberto Escapa</strong></em><br>
Departamento de Matemática Aplicada, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain<br><br>
<em><strong>Alexander Zakharov</strong></em><br>
Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia<br><br>
<em><strong>Alexander Gusev</strong></em><br>
Department of Geophysics, Kazan State University, Kazan, Russia<br><br>
<em><strong>Natalia Petrova</strong></em><br>
Department of Astronomy, Kazan State University, Kazan, Russia<br><br>
<em><strong>Erricos Pavlis</strong></em><br>
Goddard Earth Science and Technology Center, (GEST/UMBC), <br>
University of Maryland Baltimore County and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,
Baltimore, Maryland, USA<br><br>
<em><strong>Despina Pavlis</strong></em><br>
SGT Inc, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA<br><br>
<em><strong>Tom Murphy</strong></em><br>
Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, California, USA<br><br>
<em><strong>Slava Turyshev</strong></em><br>
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, USA<br><br>
<em><strong>Gregory A. Neumann</strong></em><br>
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA<br><br>
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<h3 style="margin-left: 40px;"><a name="Team Young Scientists"></a>Team Young Scientists</h3>
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<em><strong>Wassila Zerhouni</strong></em><br>
Observatoire de Paris, SYRTE/CNRS, Paris, France <br><br>
<em><strong>Franz Hofmann</strong></em><br>
Institute of Geodesy, Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany<br><br>
<em><strong>Liliane Biskupek</strong></em><br>
Institute of Geodesy, Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany<br><br>
<em><strong> Philipp Gläser</strong></em><br>
Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany<br><br>
<em><strong> Shi Xian</strong></em><br>
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shganghai, China; <br>
Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany<br><br>
<em><strong>Hervé Manche </strong></em><br>
Astronomie et Systèmes Dynamiques, IMCCE-CNRS, Observatoire de Paris, Paris, France <br><br>
<em><strong>Nicolas Rambaux </strong></em><br>
Universite Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6, IMCCE - Observatoire de Paris, Paris, France <br><br>
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<h3 style="margin-left: 40px;"><a name="Team External Experts"></a>Team External Experts</h3>
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<em><strong> Nicole Capitaine</strong></em><br>
Observatoire de Paris, SYRTE-CNRS, Observatoire de Paris, Paris, France <br><br>
<em><strong>Agnes Fienga</strong></em><br>
Astronomie et Systèmes Dynamiques, IMCCE-CNRS, Observatoire de Paris, Paris, France <br><br>
<em><strong> Pierre Exertier</strong></em><br>
Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur/UMR Geosciences, Azur, Grasse<br><br>
<em><strong> Etienne Samain</strong></em><br>
Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur/UMR Geosciences, Azur, Grasse<br><br>
<em><strong> Jean-Marie Torre </strong></em><br>
Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur/UMR Geosciences, Azur, Grasse<br><br>
<em><strong> Sergey Kudryavtsev</strong></em><br>
Sternberg State Astronomical Institute, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia<br><br>
<em><strong>Jin-Ling Li</strong></em><br>
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory CAS, Shanghai, China<br><br>
<em><strong> William Folkner</strong></em><br>
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, USA<br><br>
<em><strong> Jim Williams</strong></em><br>
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, USA<br><br>
<em><strong> Victor Brumberg</strong></em><br>
retired from the Institute of Applied Astronomy, Boston, Massachusetts, USA<br><br>
<em><strong>Douglas G. Currie</strong></em><br>
Astro-Metrology Group, Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, USA<br><br>
<em><strong>Michael Efroimsky</strong></em><br>
United States Naval Observatory, Washington DC, USA<br><br>
<em><strong>John C. Ries</strong></em><br>
Center for Space Research, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA<br><br>
<em><strong>Peter J. Shelus</strong></em><br>
McDonald Observatory, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA<br><br>
<h3><a name="Workshops"></a>Workshops</h3>
<p>First workshop: February 16-19, 2010 (Tue-Fri)<br>
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<p><a href="Agenda_1.pdf">Agenda</a> of the first workshop.</p>
<h3><a name="Talks"></a>Talks</h3><p>
<font color="#FF033E">This is a private sector of the workshops protected by login and password</font> <p>
<p><a href="http://www.issibern.ch/teams/lunarlaser/private/Talks/">Talks of the first workshop</a>
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<h3><a name="Useful Information"></a>Useful Information</h3>
<p> 1) For hotel reservation, please, contact Mrs. Brigitte Schutte directly over e-mail <font color="#00B800"> brigitte.schutte@issibern.ch</font> ,
or phone +41-31-631 4896, or Fax +41-31-631 4897 with your individual arrival and departure date to Bern.
The deadline for hotel reservation is January 15, 2010. <br>
<p> 2) Switzerland has joined the Schengen Visa Scheme. The participants who are required to get the Schengen entry permit should
contact Mrs. Brigitte Schutte for issuing the letter of invitation.<br>
<p> 3) Walking directions from hotels to ISSI are here:<br>
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<p><a href="La_Pergola_to_ISSI.pdf">Walking from Hotel La Pergola to ISSI </a> </p>
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<p><a href="Arabelle_to_ISSI.pdf">Walking from Hotel Arabelle to ISSI </a> </p>
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<p><a href="Kreuz_to_ISSI.pdf">Walking from Hotel Kreuz to ISSI </a> </p>
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