English Explanatory Dictionary

NUT space

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A particular solution of the Einstein field equations associated with massive objects that have a gravitomagnetic charge.

Word forms

NUT space NUT spaces

Etymology

From the rearranged initials of the authors of the paper, Newman, Tamburino and Unti (1963), who independently rediscovered the solution originally found by Taub (1951).

Synonyms

Taub-NUT space
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