Thomas precession


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Thomas precession

[′täm·əs prē′sesh·ən]
(relativity)
The precession of a vector in an accelerated system, relative to an observer for whom the system has a given velocity and acceleration, when this vector appears to be constant to an observer attached to the system; this precession is the kinematical basis of one type of spin-orbit coupling.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Thus, electromagnetic and relativistic effects such as Thomas precession, for instance, can be modeled in the complexified rigid body framework (see [13]).
Mladenov, "Wigner rotation and Thomas precession: geometric phases and related physical theories," Journal of the Korean Physical Society, vol.
From the Kinematics of Precession Motion to Generalized Rabi Cycles
Demonstrating the power and elegance that emerges when Einstein's special theory of relativity is treated integrally with its underlying hyperbolic geometry, he covers Einstein gyrogroups and gyrovector spaces; mathematical tools for hyperbolic geometry; hyperbolic triangles and circles; hyperbolic symplices, hyperplanes, and hyperspheres in n dimensions; hyperbolic ellipses and hyperbolas; and Thomas precession. He provides chapter-end problems for classroom use or self-evaluation.
Analytic Hyperbolic Geometry in N Dimensions: An Introduction
Beyond the Einstein addition law and its gyroscopic Thomas precession: The theory of gyrogroups and gyrovector spaces.
On the origin of the dark matter/energy in the universe and the pioneer anomaly
In flat space-time the precession of an accelerated gyroscope is called Thomas Precession. In a general coordinate system the spin vector in parallel obeys the equation:
Geodetic precession of the spin in a non-singular gravitational potential
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