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Relativistic motion of a gyroscope around the Moon

Релятивистское движение гироскопа вокруг луны

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Il Nuovo Cimento B (1971-1996)

Summary

The general-relativistic effect on the motion of the axis of a free-falling gyroscope around the Moon has been calculated. The Lense-Thirring effect is not measurable. The main effect coming from Einstein’s theory and from other metric theories is measurable anda zero-measurement may be performed along equatorial orbits.

Riassunto

Si è calcolato l’effetto della relatività generale sul moto dell’asse di un giroscopio in caduta libera attorno alla Luna. L’effetto di Lense e Thirring non è misurabile. È misurabile l’effetto principale derivante dalla teoria di Einstein e da altre teorie metriche e si può eseguire una misura nulla lungo orbite equatoriali.

Резюме

Вычисляется влияние эффектов общей теории относительности на движение оси свободно падающего гироскопа вокруг луны. Эффект Ленса-Тирринга является неизмеримым. Основной эффект, возникающий из теории Эинштейна и из других метрических теорий, является измеримым инулевое измерение может быть осуществлено вдоль экваториальных орбит.

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  1. The Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem

    T. Mazeh & J. Katz

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Mazeh, T., Katz, J. Relativistic motion of a gyroscope around the Moon. Nuov Cim B 25, 399–404 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02737689

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