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Hello:

I was curious if the predictions for the gravity probe B experiment would be different for general relativity versus GEM. The two metrics are identical to first order PPN accuracy. These effects are will be looked at at first order, so the predictions should be identical. A key equation from 'Gravitation and Spacetime' by Ohanian and Ruffini relates spin to the Christoffel symbol:
\frac{\partial S^k}{\partial \tau} = - \Gamma^k_{\alpha \beta} S^{\alpha} \frac{\partial x^{\beta}}{\partial \tau}\quad eq.~149, ~p~416

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