| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 60, Number 2, October 2002
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 167 - 173 | |
| Section | General | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2002-00334-5 | |
| Published online | 01 October 2002 | |
Angular-momentum effects in weak gravitational fields
Gravity Probe B, Hansen Experimental Physics Labs, Stanford University Stanford, CA, USA and INFN - Torino, Italy
Corresponding author: tartaglia@polito.it
Received:
15
March
2002
Accepted:
6
August
2002
It is shown that, contrary to what is normally expected, it is possible to have angular-momentum effects on the geometry of space-time at the laboratory scale, much bigger than the purely Newtonian effects. This is due to the fact that the ratio between the angular momentum of a body and its mass, expressed as a length, is easily greater than the mass itself, again expressed as a length.
PACS: 04.25.Nx – Post-Newtonian approximation; perturbation theory; related approximations / 95.30.Sf – Relativity and gravitation
© EDP Sciences, 2002
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