Covariant definition of inertial forces: Newtonian limit and time-dependent gravitational fields
Authors: Sonego S.1; Massar M.2
Source: Classical and Quantum Gravity, Volume 13, Number 1, 1996 , pp. 139-144(6)
Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing
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.
Language: English
Document Type: Miscellaneous
Affiliations: 1: International School for Advanced Studies, Via Beirut 2-4, 34013 Trieste, Italy 2: RGGR, Universit? Libre de Bruxelles, Campus Plaine CP 231, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

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