The measuring significance of vierbein

Feng Shi-Xiang，

Zong Hong-Shi

Nuclear Science and Techniques

pp.110-112

Published in print 01 May 1996

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The problem of what is observable in general relativity is investigated. It is proposed that what is observable in curved spacetime is Lorentz quantity instead of Riemann quantity. With the help of Landau's observable space interval, the observational frames for individual observers are also established.

Lorentz quantityObservation frameGeneral relativitySpace-time

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