Simultaneity in special and general relativity
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We present some basic facts concerning simultaneity in both special and general relativity. We discuss Weyl's proof of the consistence of Einstein's synchronization convention and consider the general relativistic problem of assigning a time function to a congruence of timelike curves.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0506127,
title = {Simultaneity in special and general relativity},
author = {E. Minguzzi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0506127},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
Latex2e, 9 pages, no figures. To appear in the proceedings of the school 'Relativistic Coordinates, Reference and Positioning Systems', Salamanca (Spain), January 21-25, 2005