Gyroscopic precession and inertial forces in the Kerr-Newman spacetime

dc.contributor.author	Rajesh Nayak, K
dc.contributor.author	Vishveshwara, C. V
dc.date.accessioned	2008-07-31T04:52:52Z
dc.date.available	2008-07-31T04:52:52Z
dc.date.issued	1996-07
dc.identifier.citation	Classical Quantum Gravity, Vol. 13, No. 7, pp. 1783 - 1795	en
dc.identifier.issn	0264-9381
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/2949
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dc.description.abstract	The phenomenon of gyroscopic precession in the Kerr-Newman spacetime is studied using the Frenet-Serret formalism. General formulae are obtained for circular quasi-Killing trajectories. The motion on the equatorial plane and along the geodesics are investigated as special cases. Expressions are obtained for the general relativistic analogues of inertial forces such as gravitational, Coriolis - Lense - Thirring and centrifugal forces in the Kerr-Newman spacetime. Reversal of gyroscopic precession and the centrifugal force is considered on the equatorial plane. These phenomena are also examined in the Reissner-Nordström spacetime by setting the angular parameter equal to zero. In this case, the Coriolis force vanishes identically and both gyroscopic precession and the centrifugal force reverse at the circular photon orbit.	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	IOP Publishng	en
dc.subject	General relativity: rotating bodies	en
dc.subject	Black holes: rotation	en
dc.title	Gyroscopic precession and inertial forces in the Kerr-Newman spacetime	en
dc.type	Article	en