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Lense-Thirring effect

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Lense-Thirring effect has definition The precession of the plane of the geodesic orbit of a test particle around a rotating mass in general relativity. It arises from the coupling of the rotation of the central mass with the orbital angular momentum of the test particle. This precession is described as resulting from the dragging of inertial frames. has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:29:51.0
is an instance of precession

precession has rate

physical process has domain physics 2001-09-27 09:29:38.0

Lense-Thirring effect	has definition The precession of the plane of the geodesic orbit of a test particle around a rotating mass in general relativity. It arises from the coupling of the rotation of the central mass with the orbital angular momentum of the test particle. This precession is described as resulting from the dragging of inertial frames.
Lense-Thirring effect	is an instance of precession
precession	has rate
physical process	has domain physics