On Measuring Gravitomagnetism via Spaceborne Clocks: A Gravitomagnetic Clock Effect

Details On Measuring Gravitomagnetism via Spaceborne Clocks: A Gravitomagnetic Clock Effect On Measuring Gravitomagnetism via Spaceborne Clocks: A Gravitomagnetic Clock Effect

1998-04-03

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9804008v1

Annalen Phys. 8 (1999) 135-152

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

20 pages LATEX, 2 eps-figures included

Scientific paper

10.1002/(SICI)1521-3889(199902)8

The difference in the proper azimuthal periods of revolution of two standard clocks in direct and retrograde orbits about a central rotating mass is proportional to J/Mc^2, where J and M are, respectively, the proper angular momentum and mass of the source. In connection with this gravitomagnetic clock effect, we explore the possibility of using spaceborne standard clocks for detecting the gravitomagnetic field of the Earth. It is shown that this approach to the measurement of the gravitomagnetic field is, in a certain sense, theoretically equivalent to the Gravity Probe-B concept.

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