2000/10/05 by L. Herrera, J. Ruifernandez, J. Ruifernández +1 · 1 citation
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Differential geometry #Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies #Frame of reference #Geophysics and Sensor Technology #Gyroscope #Interpretation (philosophy) #Point (geometry) #Reference frame #Relativity and Gravitational Theory #Space (punctuation) #gr-qc
paper · pdf · doi:10.1023/a:1010296808194
published as Gen.Rel.Grav. 33 (2001) 515-529 · 17 pages Latex, five figures. To appear in Gen.Rel.Grav
arxiv created 2000/10/05 · openalex publication_date 2001/03/01 · arxiv updated 2015/06/25 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
The physical meaning of the Levi-Civita spacetime for some "critical" values of the parameter sigma, is discussed in the light of gedanken experiments performed with gyroscopes circumventing the axis of symmetry. The fact that sigma=1/2 corresponds to flat space described from the point of view of an accelerated frame of reference, led us to incorporate the C metric into discussion. The interpretation of phi as an angle variable for any value of sigma, appears to be at the origen of difficulties.