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Some remarks on orthonormal tetrad transport

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Some general features of orthonormal tetrad transport along time-like curves are considered while emphasising the kinematical meaning of the ‘vierbein’ transport process. The issue is further illustrated by comparing Frenet-Serret transport with Fermi-Walker transport.

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  1. Instituto de Física, Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla, 114-D, Santiago

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Work sponsored by a post-doctoral fellowship of the University of California-University of Chile Cooperative Program (Ford Foundation Grant).

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Krause, J. Some remarks on orthonormal tetrad transport. Int J Theor Phys 12, 35–45 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01884108

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