Papapetrou-Dixon equations
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In general relativity
, the Papapetrou–Dixon equations (after W. G. Dixon and Achilles Papapetrou) are the equations of motion of a possibly spinning test particle
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General relativity
General relativity or the general theory of relativity is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1916. It is the current description of gravitation in modern physics...
, the Papapetrou–Dixon equations (after W. G. Dixon and Achilles Papapetrou) are the equations of motion of a possibly spinning test particle
Test particle
In physical theories, a test particle is an idealized model of an object whose physical properties are assumed to be negligible except for the property being studied, which is considered to be insufficient to alter the behavior of the rest of the system...
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See also
- Geodesic equation
- Spin tensor
- Test particleTest particleIn physical theories, a test particle is an idealized model of an object whose physical properties are assumed to be negligible except for the property being studied, which is considered to be insufficient to alter the behavior of the rest of the system...
- Mathisson–Papapetrou–Dixon equations