On the construction of Fermi-Walker transported frames
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2008-11-26 v1
Abstract
We consider tetrad fields as reference frames adapted to observers that move along arbitrary timelike trajectories in spacetime. By means of a local Lorentz transformation we can transform these frames into Fermi-Walker transported frames, which define a standard of non-rotation for accelerated observers. Here we present a simple prescription for the construction of Fermi-Walker transported frames out of an arbitrary set of tetrad fields.
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@article{arxiv.0804.2502,
title = {On the construction of Fermi-Walker transported frames},
author = {J. W. Maluf and F. F. Faria},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0804.2502},
year = {2008}
}
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