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Phys. Rev. D 61, 064013 (2000) [10 pages]

Spinning test particles in general relativity: Nongeodesic motion in the Reissner-Nordström spacetime

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Donato Bini
Istituto per Applicazioni della Matematica, C.N.R., I–80131 Napoli, Italy
International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, University of Rome, I–00185 Roma, Italy

Gianluca Gemelli
Istituto Matematico, Università di Roma “La Sapienza,” P.le A. Moro 2, I-00185 Roma, Italy
International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, University of Rome, I–00185 Roma, Italy

Remo Ruffini
Istituto di Fisica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza,” P.le A. Moro 2, I-00185 Roma, Italy
International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, University of Rome, I–00185 Roma, Italy

Received 30 October 1998; published 24 February 2000

The dynamics of a charged spinning test particle in general relativity is studied in the context of gravitoelectromagnetism. Various families of test observers and supplementary conditions are examined. The spin-gravity-electromagnetism coupling is investigated for motion in the background of a Reissner-Nordström black hole both in the exact spacetime and in the weak-field approximation. Results are compared with those of the theory.

© 2000 The American Physical Society

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.61.064013
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.61.064013
PACS:
04.20.Cv
 
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