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What is the relative importance of the Coriolis term to the precession term in frame dragging by rotating Kerr black holes?
The Wikipedia entry for Thirring precession describes the Coriolis term as separate from the precession term. Is it fair to say that when looking at the dynamics of a rotating black hole, the ...
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Can rotation be distinguished from frame-dragging?
I am trapped inside the usual elevator and experiencing a comfortable gravitational field of about 1 g. Or perhaps it's an acceleration of 1 g. I cannot tell which.
However, I notice when I drop an ...
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General relativity and absolute rotation
Are both centrifugal force and Coriolis force really fully explained by what is called "frame dragging" in GR? And if that is correct, does this concept "frame dragging" solve the ...
