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Relativity and Nonlocality

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2017-08-23 v2

Abstract

The basic physical structure of the relativistic theory of gravitation is discussed. The significant role that the Hypothesis of Locality plays in relativity theory is elucidated via the phenomenon of spin-rotation coupling. The limitations of this hypothesis are critically examined. A nonlocal theory of accelerated observers is presented and some of its observational consequences are described.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0011013,
  title  = {Relativity and Nonlocality},
  author = {Bahram Mashhoon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0011013},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

LaTeX file, no figures, 12 pages, Plenary talk given at EREs2000 (Valladolid, Spain, 6-9 September 2000); to be published in Proc. Spanish Relativity Meeting, edited by J.-F. Pascual-S\'anchez, L. Flor\'\ia, A. San Miguel, and F. Vicente (World Scientific, 2001)