Quasi-Maxwell interpretation of the spin-curvature coupling
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2011-07-14 v6
Abstract
We write the Mathisson-Papapetrou equations of motion for a spinning particle in a stationary spacetime using the quasi-Maxwell formalism and give an interpretation of the coupling between spin and curvature. The formalism is then used to compute equilibrium positions for spinning particles in the NUT spacetime.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0701067,
title = {Quasi-Maxwell interpretation of the spin-curvature coupling},
author = {Jose Natario},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0701067},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
9 pages; v2: new section 5, references added; v3: minor changes; v4: missing term in third quasi-Maxwell Einstein equation added, incorrect last statement of the paper deleted; v5: typos corrected; v6: minus sign corrected