Published December 15, 1978 | Version v1
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Quantification of the equivalence principle

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Description

Quantitative relationships illustrate Einstein's equivalence principle, relating it to Newton's ''fictitious'' forces arising from the use of noninertial frames, and to the form of the relativistic time dilatation in local Lorentz frames. The equivalence principle can be interpreted as the equivalence of general covariance to local Lorentz covariance, in a manner which is characteristic of Riemannian and pseudo-Riemannian geometries

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev., D
Journal Volume
18
Journal Issue
12
Series
Phys. Rev., D.
Journal Page Range
4794-4795

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
10453159
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CLASSICAL MECHANICS; EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLE; LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS; METRICS; MINKOWSKI SPACE; RELATIVITY THEORY; RIEMANN SPACE
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MECHANICS; SPACE