Lense–Thirring effect
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The Lense–Thirring effect is a general relativity phenomenon in which a rotating massive body slightly drags spacetime around with it, causing precession of nearby orbits and gyroscopes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lense–Thirring frame-dragging effect | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
frame-dragging effect
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general relativity phenomenon ⓘ gravitomagnetic effect ⓘ |
| affects |
gyroscope precession
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orbital precession ⓘ spacetime geometry ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
dragging of inertial frames
ⓘ
frame-dragging ⓘ |
| cause | rotation of a massive body ⓘ |
| componentOf | gravitomagnetism ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Newtonian gravity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dependsOn |
angular momentum of central body
ⓘ
distance from rotating mass ⓘ |
| describedIn | general theory of relativity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
experimental gravitation
ⓘ
relativistic celestial mechanics ⓘ |
| explains | dragging of local inertial frames ⓘ |
| fieldType | gravitomagnetic field ⓘ |
| formulatedBy |
Hans Thirring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Josef Lense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
precession of gyroscopes in Earth orbit
ⓘ
precession of satellite orbits ⓘ |
| influences |
orbital node precession
ⓘ
pericenter precession ⓘ |
| isPartOf | tests of general relativity ⓘ |
| largerNear |
rapidly rotating black holes
ⓘ
rapidly rotating neutron stars ⓘ |
| mathematicalFramework |
Kerr metric
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
weak-field approximation of general relativity ⓘ |
| measuredBy |
Gravity Probe B
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LAGEOS satellites NERFINISHED ⓘ LARES satellite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Hans Thirring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Josef Lense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notPresentIn | static Schwarzschild spacetime ⓘ |
| occursNear |
rotating black holes
ⓘ
rotating massive bodies ⓘ rotating planets ⓘ rotating stars ⓘ |
| predictedBy | Albert Einstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predictedToBe | very small around Earth ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
geodetic effect
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
precession of gyroscopes in orbit ⓘ |
| requires | non-zero spin of central mass ⓘ |
| testedWithin |
Earth’s gravitational field
ⓘ
Solar System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unitOfMeasurement | milliarcseconds per year ⓘ |
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Lense–Thirring frame-dragging effect