Is there a Gravitational Thomas Precession ? (original) (raw)

Abstract

Gravitational Thomas Precession ( GTP ) is the name given to Thomas Precession when the acceleration is caused by a gravitational force field. The contribution of the GTP to the the anomalous perihelion advance of the orbit of Mercury is here estimated aṫ ω GT P = 21 · 49 1 + ( L · S ) L 2 arcsec/century ,where L and S respectively represents the orbital angular momentum and the spin angular momentum of Mercury .This effect seems to be of some serious concern for the General Relativity.

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