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kurious
Aug22-04, 04:52 AM
Is there a simple mathematical relation between the speed at which the Earth spins and the magnitude of the frame-dragging effect?

pmb_phy
Aug22-04, 09:18 AM
Is there a simple mathematical relation between the speed at which the Earth spins and the magnitude of the frame-dragging effect?
bodies angular momentum. Let

\Delta \equiv r^2 - 2Mr + a^2

Let \omega be the angular velocity of the dragging of the inertial frame. Then

\omega = \frac{2Mra}{(r^2 + a^2)^2 - a^2 \Delta sin^2\theta}

Pete