The document is an article from the American Journal of Physics titled "Thomas precession: Where is the torque?" by Richard A. Muller. It discusses the concept of Thomas precession, which describes the precession of the spin of a particle or system of particles as seen in a relatively moving frame. The article questions where the torque comes from that causes this precession. It also provides related articles on topics like Thomas precession, Lorentz transformations, and relativistic velocity space.
The document is an article from the American Journal of Physics titled "Thomas precession: Where is the torque?" by Richard A. Muller. It discusses the concept of Thomas precession, which describes the precession of the spin of a particle or system of particles as seen in a relatively moving frame. The article questions where the torque comes from that causes this precession. It also provides related articles on topics like Thomas precession, Lorentz transformations, and relativistic velocity space.
The document is an article from the American Journal of Physics titled "Thomas precession: Where is the torque?" by Richard A. Muller. It discusses the concept of Thomas precession, which describes the precession of the spin of a particle or system of particles as seen in a relatively moving frame. The article questions where the torque comes from that causes this precession. It also provides related articles on topics like Thomas precession, Lorentz transformations, and relativistic velocity space.
Citation: American Journal of Physics 60, 313 (1992); doi: 10.1119/1.16923
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