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A Particle at Rest in a Static Gravitational Field

Nathan Rosen
Rev. Mod. Phys. 21, 503 – Published 1 July 1949
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Abstract

It is shown that, for a particle to be at rest in a static, axially symmetric gravitational field, the force on the particle must vanish. This result is then generalized to the case of an arbitrary static gravitational field.

    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.21.503

    ©1949 American Physical Society

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    Nathan Rosen

    • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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    Vol. 21, Iss. 3 — July - September 1949

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