Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Abstract
We present an action principle formulation for the study of motion of an extended body in General Relativity in the limit of weak gravitational field. This gives the classical equations of motion for multipole moments of arbitrary order coupling to the gravitational field. In particular, a new force due to the octupole moment is obtained. The action also yields the gravitationally induced phase shifts in quantum interference experiments due to the coupling of all multipole moments.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
The Tenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting: On Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Gravitation and Relativistic Field Theories
First Page
1895
Last Page
1897
Recommended Citation
Anandan, J., Dadhich, N., & Singh, P. (2006). Action principle formulation for motion of extended bodies in general relativity. The Tenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting: On Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Gravitation and Relativistic Field Theories, 3, 1895-1897. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789812704030_0232