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A modified equation of geodesic deviation

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The equation of geodesic deviation is derived under the assumption that the geodesics are neighbouring, but their rate of separation is arbitrary, corresponding, physically, to the relative velocity of two test particles approaching that of light. Some of the consequences of the new equation are discussed.

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    D. E. Hodgkinson

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Hodgkinson, D.E. A modified equation of geodesic deviation. Gen Relat Gravit 3, 351–375 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00759173

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