Motion of a particle in the field of a rotating body in the post-Newtonian approximation. Alternative solutions

The components of the gravitational field are compared in the post-Newtonian approximation in the geometric (Einstein tensor) and field (Maxwellian vector form) theories of gravitation. The fundamental difference of these fields in the motion of a test particle is shown. The feasibility of qualitative detection of the vortex component of the gravitational field is found experimentally. The scheme for an alternate experiment is given.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 5, pp. 15–18, May, 1990.The author thanks A. S. Lantsev for the experimental part of the article presented here.