Detecting torsion from massive electrodynamics

Journal Article · Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1993 · General Relativity and Gravitation; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00763753· OSTI ID:5727214

Garcia de Andrade, L C; Lopes, M ^[1]

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1. Instituto de Fisica, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

A new method of detecting torsion in the case of massive electrodynamics is proposed. The method is based on the study of spectral lines of hydrogen-like atoms placed in a torsion field, where the interaction energy between the torsion vector field Q and an electric dipole is given by [epsilon] [approximately] p [center dot] Q. All the methods designed so far have been based on spinning test particles interacting with magnetic fields in which the energy splitting is given by [epsilon] [approximately] S [center dot] B on a Stern-Gerlach type experiment. The authors arrive at an energy splitting of order of [epsilon] [approximately] 10[sup [minus]21]erg[approximately]10[sup [minus]9]eV, which is within the frequency band of radio waves. 15 refs.

• OSTI ID: 5727214
• Journal Information: General Relativity and Gravitation; (United States), Vol. 25:11; ISSN 0001-7701
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
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TORSION
HYDROGEN
SPECTRA
ELECTRIC DIPOLES
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
SPIN ORIENTATION
STERN-GERLACH EXPERIMENT
TEST PARTICLES
BASIC INTERACTIONS
DIPOLES
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ELEMENTS
INTERACTIONS
MULTIPOLES
NONMETALS
ORIENTATION
RADIATIONS
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