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Levi-Civita Effect in the polarizable vacuum (PV) representation of general relativity H. E. Puthoff Institute for Advanced Studies at Austin 4030 W. Braker Ln., Suite 300, Austin, TX, 78759, USA puthoff@earthtech.org Claudio Maccone Alenia Spazio S.p.A. Via Martorelli 43, I-10155 Torino (TO), Italy Eric W. Davis Warp Drive Metrics 4849 San Rafael Ave., Las Vegas, NV, 89120, USA Abstract. The polarizable vacuum (PV) representation of general relativity (GR), derived from a model by Dicke and related to the “ THεµ ” formalism used in comparative studies of gravitational theories, provides for a compact derivation of the Levi-Civita Effect (both magnetic and electric), herein demonstrated. PACS numbers: 04.50.+h, 04.20.Fy, 04.40.Nr, 04.90.+e 1. INTRODUCTION In the polarizable vacuum (PV) representation of GR, the vacuum is treated as a polarizable medium of variable refractive index [1]. Specifically, based on the isomorphism between Maxwell’s equations in curved space and a medium with variable refractive index in flat space [2,3], the curved metric is treated in terms of variations in the permittivity and permeability constants of the vacuum, εo and µo , along the lines of the “ THεµ ” formalism used in comparative studies of alternative gravitational theories [4]. The PV approach, introduced by Wilson [5], developed by Dicke [6,7], and recently elaborated by Puthoff [1], reproduces results predicted by GR for standard (weak-field) astrophysical conditions while posing testable modifications for strong-field conditions [1]. It is in application that the PV approach demonstrates its intuitive appeal and provides additional insight into what is meant by a curved metric. The derivation of the Levi-Civita Effect presented h