THE EQUILIBRIUM OF A CHARGED TEST PARTICLE IN THE FIELD OF A SPHERICAL CHARGED MASS IN GENERAL-RELATIVITY

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BONNOR, WB
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[1] Queen Mary and Westfield Coll., London
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10.1088/0264-9381/10/10/014
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P1 [天文学];
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The conditions of equilibrium are obtained for a charged test particle in the field of a spherical charged mass. Einstein-Maxwell theory is used. The classical condition q1q2 = Gm1m2 is neither necessary nor sufficient, whereas q1 = +/-G1/2m1, q2 = +/-G1/2m2 is sufficient but not necessary. There are also separation-dependent equilibrium positions, and some of these allow the charges to have opposite signs. Stability to radial displacements is investigated.
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