The Pioneer anomaly and a rotating Gödel universe |
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Authors: | T.L. Wilson H.-J. Blome |
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Affiliation: | aNational Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston, TX 77058, USA;bUniversity of Applied Sciences, Hohenstaufenallee 6, 52064 Aachen, Germany |
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Abstract: | Based upon a simple cosmological model with no expansion, we find that the rotational terms appearing in the Gödel universe are too small to explain the Pioneer anomaly. Following a brief summary of the anomaly, cosmological effects on the dynamics of local systems are addressed – including a derivation of the equations of motion for an accelerated Pioneer-type observer in a rotating universe. The rotation or vorticity present in such a cosmological model is then subjected to astrophysical limits set by observations of the cosmic microwave background radiation. Although it contributes, universal rotation is not the cause of the Pioneer effect. In view of the related fly-by anomalies, frame-dragging is also discussed. The virial theorem is used to demonstrate the non-conservation of energy during transfers from bound to hyperbolic trajectories. |
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Keywords: | Cosmic expansion and interplanetary spaceflight Cosmology and local physics Virial theorem Frame-dragging |
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