Thomas precession, relativistic torque, and non-planar orbits
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2024-12-31 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
We analyze the angular momentum balance for a particle undergoing Thomas precession. The relationships among relativistic torque, the center of mass, and the center of inertia for a spinning particle are clarified. We show that spin precession is accompanied by orbital angular momentum precession, and present examples of the resulting out-of-plane motion.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2412.20319,
title = {Thomas precession, relativistic torque, and non-planar orbits},
author = {Andrzej Czarnecki and Andrei Zelnikov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.20319},
year = {2024}
}