How to measure spatial distances?
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-10-28 v1
Abstract
The use of time--like geodesics to measure temporal distances is better justified than the use of space--like geodesics for a measurement of spatial distances. We give examples where a ''spatial distance'' cannot be appropriately determined by the length of a space--like geodesic.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9512006,
title = {How to measure spatial distances?},
author = {Hans - Juergen Schmidt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9512006},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, latex, no figures