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Generalized Equations of Motion. I. The Equivalence Principle and Non‐R IEMANN ian Space‐Times
Author(s) -
Liebscher D.E.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
annalen der physik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1521-3889
pISSN - 0003-3804
DOI - 10.1002/andp.19734850314
Subject(s) - geodesic , lemma (botany) , equations of motion , equivalence (formal languages) , generalization , torsion (gastropod) , mathematical physics , physics , motion (physics) , classical mechanics , mathematical analysis , mathematics , pure mathematics , medicine , ecology , poaceae , surgery , biology
It is shown that no generalization of the affinity introduced in the D IRAC equation may change the geodesic motion of pole particles. One cannot deduce the lemma of R ICCI or absence of torsion by the mere fact that this yields in the case of the affinity to be used in the dynamical equation.