Gravitomagnetism and Relative Observer Clock Effects
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-10-31 v2
Abstract
The gravitomagnetic clock effect and the Sagnac effect for circularly rotating orbits in stationary axisymmetric spacetimes are studied from a relative observer point of view, clarifying their relationships and the roles played by special observer families. In particular Semer\'ak's recent characterization of extremely accelerated observers in terms of the two-clock clock effect is shown to be complemented by a similarly special property of the single-clock clock effect.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0012065,
title = {Gravitomagnetism and Relative Observer Clock Effects},
author = {Donato Bini and Robert T. Jantzen and Bahram Mashhoon},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0012065},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
19 pages, LaTeX, IOP macros with package epsf and 1 eps figure, to appear in Classical and Quantum Gravity, slight revision