XCVI. On the gravitational effects of distant rotating masses

1 August 1955

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Computers in Education

Vol. 46 (379) , 850-856
https://doi.org/10.1080/14786440808561237

Abstract

Thirring's calculation of the gravitational field near the centre of a rotating spherical shell is corrected and elaborated. First, an additional term, representing elastic stresses, is introduced into the energy-momentum tensor; without this term the conservation laws cannot be fulfilled and the shell could not keep together during rotation. Secondly, the dependence of the gravitational effects on the mass-distribution over the shell is investigated. The quasi-centrifugal forces are to be attributed entirely to the mass-distribution on the shell arising from the mass-increase with velocity.

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