Precession_(disambiguation)
Precession (disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
Precession refers to a specific change in the direction of the rotation axis of a rotating object, in which the second Euler angle (angle of nutation) is constant
Precession may refer to:
- Precession, one of the Euler rotations
- Precession (mechanical), the process of one part rotating with respect to another due to fretting between the two
- Larmor precession, the precession of the magnetic moments of electrons, atomic nuclei, and atoms about an external magnetic field
- Astronomical precession
- Axial precession or precession of the equinoxes, the precession of the Earth's axis of rotation
- Apsidal precession, the rotation of the orbit of a celestial body
- Nodal precession, the precession of the orbital plane of a satellite around the rotational axis of an astronomical body due to the non-spherical nature of it.
- Relativistic Precession
- Thomas precession, a special relativistic correction to the precession of a gyroscope in a rotating non-inertial frame
- de Sitter precession, a general relativistic correction to the precession of a gyroscope near a large mass such as the Earth
- Lense-Thirring precession, a general relativistic correction to the precession of a gyroscope near a large rotating mass such as the Earth
- Phase precession, a pattern of neuronal firing in relation to local neuron populations
