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Rotating cylindrical systems and gravitomagnetism
Author(s) -
Mashhoon B.,
Santos N.O.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
annalen der physik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1521-3889
pISSN - 0003-3804
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3889(200001)9:1<49::aid-andp49>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - gravitoelectromagnetism , physics , mechanics , classical mechanics , aerospace engineering , theory of relativity , engineering , classical field theory
We discuss gravitomagnetism in connection with rotating cylindrical systems. In particular, the gravitomagnetic clock effect is investigated for the exterior vacuum field of an infinite rotating cylinder. The dependence of the clock effect on the parameters of the stationary Lewis metric is determined. We illustrate our results by means of the van Stockum spacetime.