Thomas Rotation and Thomas Precession

2005/01/01 by T. Matolcsi, Máté Matolcsi, M. Matolcsi
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Absolute time and space #Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications #Classical mechanics #Epistemology #Geometry #Mathematics #Mathematics and Applications #Philosophy #Physics #Precession #Quantum mechanics #Relativity and Gravitational Theory #Rotation (mathematics) #Simple (philosophy) #Simplicity #Spacetime #Special relativity #Theoretical physics #Theory of relativity #math-ph #math.MP #msc:83A05

paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s10773-005-1437-y

20 pages, to appear in Int. J. Theo. Phys

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Abstract

Exact and simple calculation of Thomas rotation and Thomas precessions along a circular world line is presented in an absolute (coordinate-free) formulation of special relativity. Besides the simplicity of calculations the absolute treatment of spacetime allows us to gain a deeper insight into the phenomena of Thomas rotation and Thomas precession.

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