General relativistic corrections to the Sagnac effect
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
The difference in travel time of corotating and counter-rotating light waves in the field of a central massive and spinning body is studied. The corrections to the special relativistic formula are worked out in a Kerr field. Estimation of numeric values for the Earth and satellites in orbit around it show that a direct measurement is in the order of concrete possibilities.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9806019,
title = {General relativistic corrections to the Sagnac effect},
author = {A. Tartaglia},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9806019},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
REVTex, accepted for publication on Phys. Rev. D