Covariant definition of inertial forces: Newtonian limit and time-dependent gravitational fields
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Classical and Quantum Gravity
- Vol. 13 (1) , 139-144
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/13/1/012
Abstract
A recently suggested procedure to define inertial forces in a general spacetime is considered in the Newtonian limit, and found to be in contradiction with Newtonian mechanics when the gravitational field is time dependent. A slight modification of the fundamental equation of the formalism, however, restores the validity of the correspondence principle.Keywords
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