Spinning test particles and the motion of a gyroscope according to the nonsymmetric gravitation theory

Journal Article · Tue May 15 04:00:00 EDT 1990 · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.41.3111· OSTI ID:6802823

Moffat, J W ^[1]; Brownstein, J R ^[2]

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1. W. W. Hansen Laboratories of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-4085 (US)
2. Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, (Canada) M5S 1A7

The motion of spinning test particles is derived in the nonsymmetric gravitation theory using the field equations of matter and the methods of Papapetrou. The predictions for the precession of a torque-free gyroscope in the gravitational field of the Earth, Jupiter, and the Sun are obtained and compared with the predictions of Einstein's gravitation theory.

• OSTI ID: 6802823
• Journal Information: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (USA) Vol. 41:10; ISSN PRVDA; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

657003* -- Theoretical & Mathematical Physics-- Relativity & Gravitation
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ANGULAR MOMENTUM
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
EQUATIONS
EQUATIONS OF MOTION
FIELD THEORIES
GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY
GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS
GYROSCOPES
MATTER
MONOPOLES
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
PARTICLE PROPERTIES
PRECESSION
RICCI TENSOR
SPACE-TIME
SPIN
TENSORS
TEST PARTICLES