Thomas precession, relativistic torque, and non-planar orbits
Abstract We analyze the angular momentum balance for a particle undergoing Thomas precession. The relationships among relativistic torque, the center of mass, and the center of inertia for a spinning particle are clarified. We show that spin precession is accompanied by orbital angular momentum prec...
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| description | Abstract We analyze the angular momentum balance for a particle undergoing Thomas precession. The relationships among relativistic torque, the center of mass, and the center of inertia for a spinning particle are clarified. We show that spin precession is accompanied by orbital angular momentum precession, and present examples of the resulting out-of-plane motion. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7a03801381074ac5a7b7ad45238a42112025-01-26T12:49:38ZengSpringerOpenEuropean Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields1434-60522025-01-018511910.1140/epjc/s10052-025-13747-4Thomas precession, relativistic torque, and non-planar orbitsAndrzej Czarnecki0Andrei Zelnikov1Department of Physics, University of AlbertaDepartment of Physics, University of AlbertaAbstract We analyze the angular momentum balance for a particle undergoing Thomas precession. The relationships among relativistic torque, the center of mass, and the center of inertia for a spinning particle are clarified. We show that spin precession is accompanied by orbital angular momentum precession, and present examples of the resulting out-of-plane motion.https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-025-13747-4 |
| spellingShingle | Andrzej Czarnecki Andrei Zelnikov Thomas precession, relativistic torque, and non-planar orbits European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields |
| title | Thomas precession, relativistic torque, and non-planar orbits |
| title_full | Thomas precession, relativistic torque, and non-planar orbits |
| title_fullStr | Thomas precession, relativistic torque, and non-planar orbits |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thomas precession, relativistic torque, and non-planar orbits |
| title_short | Thomas precession, relativistic torque, and non-planar orbits |
| title_sort | thomas precession relativistic torque and non planar orbits |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-025-13747-4 |
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