Gravitational ultrarelativistic spin-orbit interaction and the weak equivalence principle
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-11-11 v1
Abstract
It is shown that the gravitational ultrarelativistic spin-orbit interaction violates the weak equivalence principle in the traditional sense. This fact is a direct consequence of the Mathisson-Papapetrou equations in the frame of reference comoving with a spinning test particle. The widely held assumption that the deviation of a spinning test body from a geodesic trajectory is caused by tidal forces is not correct
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0507024,
title = {Gravitational ultrarelativistic spin-orbit interaction and the weak equivalence principle},
author = {Roman Plyatsko},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0507024},
year = {2009}
}
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12 pages