Goedel's gravitomagnet

Journal Article · Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.46.3395· OSTI ID:7012540

Wilkins, D ^[1]; Jacobs, M W ^[2]

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1. Department of Physics, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska 68182-0266 (United States)
2. Gravity Probe enB, Hansen Labs, Stanford, California 94305 (United States)

The helical geodesics and the precession of torque-free gyroscopes in Goedel's spacetime are very similar, at low translatory speeds, to the orbits of charged particles and the precession of magnetic dipoles in a uniform magnetic field. The Lorentz boost of the gyroscope's angular velocity of precession is obtained by comparing the behavior of gyroscopes on arbitrary geodesics.

• OSTI ID: 7012540
• Journal Information: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States) Vol. 46:8; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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