geodesic coordinates
geodesic coordinates
[¦jē·ə¦des·ik kō′ȯrd·ən·əts] (relativity)
Coordinates in the neighborhood of a point P such that the gradient of the metric tensor is zero at P.
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A comparison was made between the
geodesic coordinates and the transformed model along the X, Y and Z coordinates and differential coordinates [increment of x], [increment of y], [DELTA]z were obtained.
If now an extra non gravitational force acts on the gyroscope and as a result the gyroscope moves into a world line that is different from a geodesic, then we can not simply introduce local
geodesic coordinates at every point on of this world line which makes the equation of motion for the spin d[S.sup.n]/dt [not equal] 0.
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