Spin dynamics in gravitational fields of rotating bodies and the equivalence principle
arXiv:0907.4367 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.80.064044
Abstract
We discuss the quantum and classical dynamics of a particle with spin in the gravitational field of a rotating source. A relativistic equation describing the motion of classical spin in curved spacetimes is obtained. We demonstrate that the precession of the classical spin is in a perfect agreement with the motion of the quantum spin derived from the Foldy-Wouthuysen approach for the Dirac particle in a curved spacetime. We show that the precession effect depends crucially on the choice of a tetrad. The results obtained are compared to the earlier computations for different tetrad gauges.
22 pages, Revtex, no figures, accepted in Phys. Rev. D
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