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The principle of general relativity means the principle of generalLorentz-covariance of the physical equations in the language of tetrads and metrical spinors. A generalLorentz-Covariant calculus and the generalLorentz-covariant generalisations of the Ricci calculus and of the spinor calculus are given. The generalLorentz-covariant representation implies theEinstein principle of space-time covariance and allows the geometrisation of gravitational fields according toEinstein's principle of equivalence.
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Treder, HJ. General relativity and general Lorentz-covariance. Int J Theor Phys 3, 23–31 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00674007
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