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Can a macroscopic gyroscope feel torsionWe demonstrate that for a large class of Lagrangian-based torsion theories a macroscopic gyroscope is insensitive to the torsion field: there can be no coupling of the torsion to the gyroscope's angular momentum of rotation. To detect torsion a polarized system with a net elementary particle spin is needed. These conclusions are evident from the conservation laws, which form the basis for deriving the equations of motion.
Document ID
19800057696
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Stoeger, W. R.
(Maryland, University College Park, Md., United States)
Yasskin, P. B.
(Maryland, University College Park, Md.; Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1979
Publication Information
Publication: General Relativity and Gravitation
Volume: 11
Subject Category
Physics (General)
Accession Number
80A41866
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-21-002-010
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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