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Autor/in | de Wolf, David A. |
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Titel | Basis Vectors in Relativity |
Quelle | In: European Journal of Physics Education, 12 (2021) 1, S.15-23 (9 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1309-7202 |
Schlagwörter | Science Instruction; Teaching Methods; Scientific Concepts; Concept Formation; Geometric Concepts; Algebra |
Abstract | Basis vectors e[subscript alpha] play a useful role in special and general relativity. In particular they allow an expansion of the vectorial spacetime interval dl along infinitesimal curvilinear coordinate differences dl = e[subscript alpha]d[Xi][superscript alpha]: (thus the definition e[subscript alpha] = dl/d[Xi][superscript alpha]). In this work, expressions for basis vectors obtained directly from the covariant metric coefficients are given and discussed. Forms for nonorthogonal coordinate systems are either unknown or hard to find in the literature; an application to a nonorthogonal coordinate system is therefore worked out. (As Provided). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2024/1/01 |