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Relativistic and Non-relativistic Equations of Motion

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

It is shown that any second order dynamic equation on a configuration space XX of non-relativistic time-dependent mechanics can be seen as a geodesic equation with respect to some (non-linear) connection on the tangent bundle TXXTX\to X of relativistic velocities. Using this fact, the relationship between relativistic and non-relativistic equations of motion is studied.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9805081,
  title  = {Relativistic and Non-relativistic Equations of Motion},
  author = {L. Mangiarotti and G. Sardanashvily},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9805081},
  year   = {2007}
}

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18 pages, LaTeX