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Can material time derivative be objective?

Mathematical Physics 2009-11-11 v1 math.MP

Abstract

The concept of objectivity in classical field theories is traditionally based on time dependent Euclidean transformations. In this paper we treat objectivity in a four-dimensional setting, calculate Christoffel symbols of the spacetime transformations, and give covariant and material time derivatives. The usual objective time derivatives are investigated.

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@article{arxiv.math-ph/0510037,
  title  = {Can material time derivative be objective?},
  author = {T. Matolcsi and P. Van},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0510037},
  year   = {2009}
}

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6 pages, 1 figure