Lettere al Nuovo Cimento (1971-1985)

, Volume 33, Issue 5, pp 134–136 | Cite as

Proposal for a test of an unusual relativistic effect

  • A. Serra Valls
  • G. Spaveri
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Summary

In a previous paper it has been shown that a static electric field can produce a torque on a uniformly moving neutral-current loop. Analogously, the same field will produce Zeeman splitting of energy levels on moving atoms. This effect can be tested by means of atomic-beam magnetic-resonance techniques.

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© Società Italiana di Fisica 1982

Authors and Affiliations

  • A. Serra Valls
    • 1
  • G. Spaveri
    • 2
  1. 1.Departmento de Fisica, Facultad de CienciasUniversidad de Los AndesMeridaVenezuela
  2. 2.Physics DepartmentU.C.B.Berkeley

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