ar X iv : g r - qc / 0 40 61 18 v 1 2 9 Ju n 20 04 Significance of c / √ 2 in relativistic physics

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  • C. Chicone
  • B. Mashhoon
چکیده

In the description of relative motion in accelerated systems and gravitational fields, inertial and tidal accelerations must be taken into account, respectively. These involve a critical speed that in the first approximation can be simply illustrated in the case of motion in one dimension. For one-dimensional motion, such first-order accelerations are multiplied by (1 − V 2 /V 2 c), where V c = c/ √ 2 is the critical speed. If the speed of relative motion exceeds V c , there is a sign reversal with consequences that are contrary to Newtonian expectations.

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تاریخ انتشار 2004