Group theoretical approach to the equivalence principle for uniformly accelerated frames
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Group theoretical approach to the equivalence principle for uniformly accelerated frames
zbMATH Open document ID: 0618.22014
DOI: 10.1016/0393-0440(86)90011-2
published in: Journal of Geometry and Physics
publication date: 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
review text: This paper explains the existence of an equivalence principle between a constant force and an uniformly accelerated frame of reference in classical Newtonian mechanics and the nonexistence of a similar principle in relativistic physics by studying the second cohomology of the underlying invariance groups.
reviewed by: Evelyn Weimar-Woods
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 22E70
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 83C40
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 81Q99
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 57T10
zbMATH DE Number: 4002407
zbMATH Keywords: second cohomology of invariance groups
zbMATH Keywords: equivalence principle
zbMATH Keywords: constant force
zbMATH Keywords: uniformly accelerated frame of reference
author: Víctor Aldaya
author: José A. De Azcárraga
author: R. W. Tucker
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: 0393-0440(86)90011-2
OpenAlex ID: W2221235968
cites work: Q5580943
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description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4002407