Vacuum C-metric and the Gravitational Stark Effect

Abstract

We study the vacuum C-metric and its physical interpretation in terms of the exterior spacetime of a uniformly accelerating spherically - symmetric gravitational source. Wave phenomena on the linearized C-metric background are investigated. It is shown that the scalar perturbations of the linearized C-metric correspond to the gravitational Stark effect. This effect is studied in connection with the Pioneer anomaly.

New version accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. D

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• Study of the anomalous acceleration of Pioneer 10 and 11
• Measurement of quantum states of neutrons in the Earth's gravitational field

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