An exact derivation of the Thomas precession rate using the Lorentz transformation

Masud Mansuripur

doi:10.1117/12.2569025

20 August 2020 An exact derivation of the Thomas precession rate using the Lorentz transformation

Masud Mansuripur

Proceedings Volume 11470, Spintronics XIII; 114703U (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2569025
Event: SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering, 2020, Online Only

Abstract

Using the standard formalism of Lorentz transformation of the special theory of relativity, we derive the exact expression of the Thomas precession rate for an electron in a classical circular orbit around the nucleus of a hydrogen-like atom.

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Masud Mansuripur "An exact derivation of the Thomas precession rate using the Lorentz transformation", Proc. SPIE 11470, Spintronics XIII, 114703U (20 August 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2569025

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