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View SchemaNovel Gravity Probe B Frame-Dragging Effect
| Authors | Reginald T. Cahill |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0406121 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0406121 |
| Journal | Prog.Phys. 3 (2005) 30-33 |
Abstract
The Gravity Probe B (GP-B) satellite experiment will measure the precession of on-board gyroscopes to extraordinary accuracy. Such precessions are predicted by General Relativity (GR), and one component of this precession is the `frame-dragging' or Lense-Thirring effect, which is caused by the rotation of the earth. A new theory of gravity, which passes the same extant tests of GR, predicts, however, a second and much larger `frame-dragging' precession. The magnitude and signature of this larger effect is given for comparison with the GP-B data.
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