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Spin-rotation coupling and Fermi–Walker transport

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It is demonstrated that a spin-rotation coupling term only appears in the Hamiltonian of a Dirac particle if the rotating frame obeys the rules of Fermi–Walker transport. This is illustrated by examples in Minkowski space and the paper concludes with some speculations about spin-rotation coupling in Kerr space-time.

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Ryder, L. Spin-rotation coupling and Fermi–Walker transport. Gen Relativ Gravit 40, 1111–1115 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-008-0614-8

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