Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2003

Abstract

We present an action principle formulation for the study of the motion or an extended body in general relativity in the limit of a 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. ©2003 The American Physical Society.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Physical Review D

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