The Hypothesis of Locality and its Limitations
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2007-05-23 v1 Astrophysics
Abstract
The hypothesis of locality, its origin and consequences are discussed. This supposition is necessary for establishing the local spacetime frame of accelerated observers; in this connection, the measurement of length in a rotating system is considered in detail. Various limitations of the hypothesis of locality are examined.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0303029,
title = {The Hypothesis of Locality and its Limitations},
author = {Bahram Mashhoon},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0303029},
year = {2007}
}
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LaTeX file, no figures, 14 pages, to appear in: "Relativity in Rotating Frames", edited by G. Rizzi and M.L. Ruggiero (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 2003)