The rotation and precession of relativistic reference frames
- 1 February 1981
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Physics
- Vol. 59 (2) , 213-224
- https://doi.org/10.1139/p81-027
Abstract
The Clifford algebra of three- and four-vectors is reviewed and used to examine the nature of the rotation and precession of accelerating reference frames in Minkowskian space-time, and freely falling reference frames in general relativity. It is shown that the usual interpretation of Thomas precession must be modified because in space-time three-vectors in one frame of reference cannot be related to three-vectors in another.Keywords
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