Nonlinear gravitodynamics : the Lense-Thirring effect : a documentary introduction to current research / editors, Remo Ruffini, Costantino Sigismondi.

Conference proceedings.

Includes bibliographical references.

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The Contributions to the WFM3 and INW1. Introduction to nonlinear gravitodynamics: The Lense-Thirring effect / Remo Ruffini -- Section A. Equations of motion of spinning particles in electrodynamics and general relativity. Some considerations on the varieties of frame dragging / Kenneth Nordtvedt -- Equations of motion of spinning relativistic particle in external fields / I.B. Khriplovich and A.A. Pomeransky -- Equations with intrinsic rotation in gravitational theory / Leopold Halpem -- Spinning particles in the Kerr field / O. Semerák -- Energy first integral for spinning particles in the Schwarzschild background / D. Bini, G. Gemelli and R. Ruffini -- Nongeodesic motion of charged spinning test particles / D. Bini, G. Gemelli and R. Ruffini -- Section B. Inertial forces and gravitoelectromagnetism. Absolute and relative frenet-serret frames for accelerated black hole circular orbits / D. Bini, R.T. Jantzen and A. Merloni -- Centripetal acceleration and centrifugal force in general relativity / D. Bini, F. De Felice and R.T. Jantzen -- On the (non)existence of a gravitomagnetic dynamo / J.-F. Pascual-Sánchez -- Rotation of the polarization plane in the gravitational field of rotating objects / V. Perlick -- Section C. The GP-B mission: the orbiting gyroscope experiment around the earth. General treatment of geodetic and Lense-Thirring effects on an orbiting gyroscope / R.J. Adler and A.S. Silbergleit -- Classical torque errors in gravity probe B experiment / A.S. Silbergleit, M.I. Heifetz and G.M. Keiser -- Data reduction in the gravity probe B experiment: optimal estimation and filtering / M.I. Heifetz, G.M. Keiser and A.S. Silbergleit -- Section D. Probing the Lense-Thirring effect around the earth with twin satellites. The Gravitomagnetic field and its measurement with the Lageos satellites / Ignazio Ciufolini and Erricos Pavlis -- Lense-thirring precession determination from laser ranging to artificial satellites / J.C. Ries, R.J. Eanes and B.D. Tapley -- On gravitomagnetic and rotational analogue of the Hall effect: a possibility to detect Lense-Thirring field of earth / B.J. Ahmedov -- Determination of the PPN parameter y through geodetic VLBI / M. Cataldo [and others] -- Quantum tests of Lense-Thirring type effects / C. Lämmerzahl -- Section E: Probing the gravitomagnetic Lense-Thirring effect with neutron stars and black holes. Relativistic periastron and nodal precession and quasi-periodic oscillations from low mass X-ray binaries / L. Stella -- On gravitomagnetic precession and QPO in black hole candidates / Wei Cui, Wan Chen and S.N. Zhang -- Millisecond phenomena in accreting neutron stars -- an update / M. Van Der Klis -- Variability of black-hole binary sources and Lense-Thirring orbital precession / V. Karas, O. Semerák and F. De Felice.

Magnetospheres around rotating black holes / M. Dovčiak and V. Karas -- Lense-Thirring effect in the superfluid inside neutron stars / H. Casini and R. Montemayor -- General relativistic calculations of precession around rapidly rotating neutron stars / Sharon M. Morsink -- Relativistic diskoseismology: C-modes and the Lense-Thirring effect / A.S. Silbergleit and R.V. Wagoner -- Generation and evolution of magnetic fields in the gravitomagnetic field of a Kerr black hole / Ramon Khanna -- Lense-Thirring precession of accretion disks and quasi-periodic oscillations in X-ray binaries / D. Markovic and F.K. Lamb -- Classical papers. On the gravitational effects of rotating masses: the Thirring-Lense papers / B. Mashhoon, F.W. Hehl and D.S. Theiss (1984) -- An example of a new type of cosmological solutions of Einstein's field equations of gravitation / K. Gödel (1949) -- Spinning test-particles in general relativity. I / A. Papapetrou (1951) -- Spinning test-particles in general relativity. II / E. Corinaldesi and A. Papapetrou (1951) -- Proposal for a satellite test of the Coriolis prediction of general relativity / G.E. Pugh (1959) -- Motion of a gyroscope according to Einstein's theory of gravitation / L.I. Schiff (1960) -- The gyroscope experiment I. General description and analysis of gyroscope performance / C.W.F. Everitt (1974) -- Bound geodesies in the Kerr metric / D.C. Wilkins (1972) -- Generalized Wilkins effect and selected orbits in a Kerr-Newmann geometry / M. Johnston and R. Ruffini (1974) -- Sur certaines vérifications nouvelles de la relativité générale rendues possibles par la découverte d'un pulsar membre d'un systéme binaire / T. Damour and R. Ftuffini (1974) -- Possible experiment with two counter-orbiting drag-free satellites to obtain a new test of Einstein's general theory of relativity and improved measurements in geodesy / R.A. Van Patten and C.W.F. Everitt (1976) -- Contemporary papers. Measurement of the Lense-Thirring drag on high-altitude, laser-ranged artificial satellites / I. Ciufolini (1986) -- New test of general relativity: measurement of de Sitter geodetic precession rate for lunar perigee / B. Bertotti, I. Ciufolini and P.L. Bender (1987) -- Measurement of the de Sitter precession of the moon: a relativistic three-body effect / I.I. Shapiro [and others] (1988) -- Determination of the geometry of the PSR B1913+16 system by geodetic precession / M. Kramer (1998).

This book gives a detailed, up-to-date account of the Lense-Thirring effect and its implications for physics and astrophysics. Starting from a profound intuition of Lense and Thirring in 1918, based on a simple solution to the linearized Einstein field equations, this has emerged in the past four decades as a phenomenon of extraordinary importance in cosmology, radio jets in quasars, and the physics of neutron stars and black holes, besides leading to some of the most sophisticated experiments ever performed in the space surrounding our planet. The book contains the contributions presented at the "Third William Fairbank Meeting" which have been expanded by adding a complete set of classical and prominent contemporary papers on this subject and a general introduction by R Ruffini.

English.

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