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Geodesics in a quasi-spherical spacetime: a case of gravitational repulsion. (English) Zbl 1067.83507

Summary: Geodesics are studied in one of the Weyl metrics, referred to as the M–Q solution. First, arguments are provided, supporting our belief that this space-time is the more suitable (among the known solutions of the Weyl family) for discussing the properties of strong quasi-spherical gravitational fields. Then, the behaviour of geodesics is compared with the spherically symmetric situation, bringing out the sensitivity of the trajectories to deviations from spherical symmetry. Particular attention deserves the change of sign in proper radial acceleration of test particles moving radially along symmetry axis, close to the \(r = 2M\) surface, and related to the quadrupole moment of the source.

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83C10 Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory
83D05 Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein’s, including asymmetric field theories
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