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I want to consider this question within the framework of relativity theory: given two point particles X and Y, if Y is rotating relative to X, does it follow that X is rotating relative to 7? To keep the discussion as simple as possible, I’ll allow X and Y to be test particles.
It is a pleasure to dedicate this paper to John Stachel, and thank him here for the encouragement and support he has given me over the years. (It is also a pleasure to thank Robert Geroch, Howard Stein, and Robert Wald for helpful comments on an earlier draft.)
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Malament, D.B. (2003). On Relative Orbital Rotation in Relativity Theory. In: Renn, J., et al. Revisiting the Foundations of Relativistic Physics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0111-3_8
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