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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

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