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It is shown how the formalism of the tetrad theory of gravitation used by Treder (1967a, b, 1970) follows from the more general fibre bundle formalism. This is of interest in the study of the relations between tetrad theories and the general theory of relativity. In particular, the breaking of the principle of general relativity and the interpretation of tetrad fields as reference systems are considered in greater detail.
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Treder, HJ., Borzeszkowski, HH.V. Reference systems and gravitation. Int J Theor Phys 4, 295–303 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00674283
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00674283