1998
DOI: 10.1063/1.532470
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Geodesics in Lewis space–time

Abstract: The geodesic equations are integrated for the Lewis metric and the effects of the different parameters appearing in the Weyl class on the motion of test particles are brought out. Particular attention deserves the appearance of a force parallel to the axial axis and without Newtonian analogue.

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“…In the same line of arguments it is worth noticing that circular geodesics of test particles become null when σ = 1/4, for both, the static and stationary cylinder [10], but this corresponds to m = 1/4 in the first case and m = 1/8 in the van Stockum case.…”
Section: The Whittaker Massmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the same line of arguments it is worth noticing that circular geodesics of test particles become null when σ = 1/4, for both, the static and stationary cylinder [10], but this corresponds to m = 1/4 in the first case and m = 1/8 in the van Stockum case.…”
Section: The Whittaker Massmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The physical interpretation of this result is straightforward: we have an initially static system, whose mass per unit of length is related to β [46], next the source emits a wave front traveling outwards, carrying out energy.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This case is represented by the well known Levi-Civita solution [44], [45], [46] ψ LC = α − β ln r α, β constants (46) and…”
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“…Lewis stationary vacuum metric is usually presented with four parameters [14] which admits a specific physical interpretation when matched to a particular source. These four parameters which are related to topological defects [9,15] not entering into the expression of the physical components of curvature tensor may be real (Weyl class) or complex (Lewis class). In recent years, the physical meaning of these parameters have been discussed for both classes [9,10].…”
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confidence: 99%