Märzke-Wheeler coordinates for accelerated observers in special relativity

Foundations of Physics Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 401-425

  Pauri, M ^a   Vallisneri, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated observers; Coordinate systems; Simultaneity; Special relativity; Synchronization of clocks; Twin paradox

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034364486     PISSN: 08949875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007861914639     Document Type: Article

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