Classical and Quantum GravityOpen Access

TWO TESTS FOR THE EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLE

AMOS HARPAZ

Dept. of Physics, The Technion, Haifa, 32000, Israel

School of Education of the Kibbutz Movement, "ORANIM".

https://doi.org/10.1142/S201019451100119XCited by:0 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

The question: "Is the equivalence principle (EP) a general principle" is examined by analyzing solutions to two cases: 1. The Twin Paradox, and 2. Does a static charge located in a gravitational field radiate? The solutions to these two cases are given first by using EP, and then by physical analysis of the system involved. The fact that the two methods yield the same solutions, may be considered as test cases for the validity of the EP.

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PACS: 04, 41-20

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