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Gravitationally Induced Electric Field in Metals

1970; American Physical Society; Volume: 2; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1103/physrevb.2.825

0556-2805

Thomas Rieger,

Advanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions

The gravitationally induced electric field in a metal is calculated through the electron-phonon interaction. The field is of magnitude \ensuremath{\sim} ${10}^{\ensuremath{-}6}$ V/m and is directed upward, in agreement with the results of Dessler et al. The electric field also exists inside superconducting materials, since once the field is decoupled, the electron-phonon interaction is essentially unchanged. This implies, of course, that other electron-phonon effects (e.g., resistivity) are unaffected by either the gravitational field or the induced electric field.