Is the principle of equivalence a principle?

Journal of Geometry and Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 209-222

  Iliev, Bozhidar Z ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND NUCLEAR ENERGY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Derivations; Linear connections; Locally inertial frames; Normal coordinates; Normal frames; Principle of equivalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031992983     PISSN: 03930440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0393-0440(97)00011-9     Document Type: Article

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