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arxiv: 0708.1926 · v3 · submitted 2007-08-14 · 🌀 gr-qc · astro-ph

Probing non-Riemannian spacetime geometry

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keywords non-riemannianspacetimegeometrybodiesclaimsconsequentlycontrarycouple
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The equations of motion for matter in non-Riemannian spacetimes are derived via a multipole method. It is found that only test bodies with microstructure couple to the non-Riemannian spacetime geometry. Consequently it is impossible to detect spacetime torsion with the satellite experiment Gravity Probe B, contrary to some recent claims in the literature.

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