About the Lense-Thirring and Thirring effects

TL;DR

This paper investigates the Lense-Thirring and Thirring effects within linearized General Relativity, demonstrating that previous dust-like models are inadequate and providing a correct, model-independent derivation.

Contribution

It offers a proper, model-independent derivation of the Lense-Thirring and Thirring effects in linearized GR, correcting prior model-based approaches.

Findings

Dust-like models cannot produce the effects

Proper derivation confirms the effects in linearized GR

Clarifies the theoretical basis of gravitomagnetic phenomena

Abstract

In Part I we prove that in the linearized version of GR the dust-like model of a spinning sphere cannot give the Lense-Thirring and Thirring effects. In Part II we give a proper and model-independent deduction of both effects within the linearized version of GR.