The equivalence principle revisited

Foundations of Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 545-575

  Aldrovandi, R ^a   Barros, P B ^a   Pereira, J G ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Equivalence; Gauge fields; Gravitation; Inertia; Observers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038514311     PISSN: 00159018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023728002453     Document Type: Article

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