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On a stationary spinning string spacetime

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-11 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

The properties of a stationary massless string endowed with intrinsic spin are discussed. The spacetime is Minkowskian geometrically but the topology is nontrivial due to the horizon located on the surface r=0r=0, similar with Rindler's case. For rr less than the Planck length bb, gϕϕg_{\phi\phi} has the same sign as gttg_{tt} and closed timelike curves are possible. We assume an elementary particles' spin originates in the frame dragging effect produced by the rotation of the source. The Sagnac time delay is calculated and proves to be constant.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0602014,
  title  = {On a stationary spinning string spacetime},
  author = {Hristu Culetu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0602014},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

revised version of hep-th/0602014 v1, 7 pages, title changed, sec.5 removed, talk given at "Recent Developments in Gravity" (NEB XII), Nafplio, Greece, 29 June 2006