Relativistic Kinematics and Stationary Motions
High Energy Physics - Theory
2015-05-13 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
The relativistic jerk, snap and all higher-order kinematical D-vectors are defined for the motion of a massive particle in a D-dimensional Minkowski spacetime. We illustrate the formalism with stationary motions, for which we provide a new, Lorentz covariant, classification. We generalize some cases to branes, explaining the relevance to uniform motion in a heat bath. We also consider some non-stationary motions, including motion with constant proper jerk, and free fall into a black hole as viewed from a GEMS perspective.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0902.4243,
title = {Relativistic Kinematics and Stationary Motions},
author = {Jorge G. Russo and Paul K. Townsend},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0902.4243},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
30 pages. Small corrections and added material