Title: Equivalence Principle and Motion of a Gyroscope
Abstract: An incorrect application of the equivalence principle to the motion of a gyroscope in a uniform gravitational field is corrected, and a particular formulation of the equivalence principle is discussed. In applying the principle of equivalence, the entire physical situation, including the observer's reference frame, should be subjected to an equivalent acceleration in the absence of the field, and not just the system under observation. It is shown how the equivalence principle and the Thomas precession can be used to obtain the precessional angular velocity of a moving gyroscope in a uniform gravitational field. The result is confirmed by means of general relativity.
Publication Year: 1968
Publication Date: 1968-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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