Magnetic torque on a shielded superconducting gyroscope

Journal Article · Sun Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1976 · J. Appl. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.322498· OSTI ID:7250262

Holdeman, L B; Holdeman, Jr, J T

The torque on a superconducting sphere rotating in an arbitrary magnetic field is calculated. The result is expressed in terms of the coefficients of the expansion of the magnetic field in spherical harmonic functions, but in general a boundary-value problem must be solved to obtain these coefficients. The boundary-value problem is solved and the torque calculated for configurations pertinent to the gyroscope relativity experiment, a proposed satellite experiment which is to test various theories of gravitation. Typical numerical results for these torques are given and compared with the predicted relativistic effects. (AIP)

• Research Organization: Electricity Division, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C. 20234
• OSTI ID: 7250262
• Journal Information: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 47:11; ISSN JAPIA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
BASIC INTERACTIONS
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS
CHALCOGENIDES
DEPOSITION
ELEMENTS
EQUATIONS
FIELD THEORIES
GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY
GRAVITATION
GRAVITATIONAL INTERACTIONS
GYROSCOPES
INTERACTIONS
LAYERS
LONDON EQUATION
MAGNETIC FIELDS
METALS
MOTION
NIOBIUM
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PRECESSION
QUARTZ
REFRACTORY METALS
ROTATION
SHIELDING
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SILICON OXIDES
SPHERES
SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES
SURFACE COATING
TORQUE
TRANSITION ELEMENTS