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Spinning fluids in general relativity

John R. Ray, Larry L. Smalley

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We derive the equations of motion for a fluid with intrinsic spin in general relativity from a variational principle. Our theory is a direct extension of the theory of spinning fluids in special relativity.

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We derive the equations of motion for a fluid with intrinsic spin in general relativity from a variational principle. Our theory is a direct extension of the theory of spinning fluids in special relativity.

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We derive the equations of motion for a fluid with intrinsic spin in general relativity from a variational principle. Our theory is a direct extension of the theory of spinning fluids in special relativity.

Key concepts: Theory of relativity, Four-force, Mathematics of general relativity, Spinning, Introduction to the mathematics of general relativity, Classical mechanics, General relativity, Physics

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