Journal of Mathematical Physics · 1974 · 79 citations · 4 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsMathematical PhysicsRelativityTheoretical PhysicsClassical MechanicsGeneral RelativityKinematicsRelativistic MechanicsRelativistic PhysicsRigid Body KinematicsEquations Of Motion In General RelativityRigid Body ModelingSpacetime CoordinatesSpinor RepresentationsSpinor TheorySpinors In General RelativitySpinors In RelativityThomas Precession
Spacetime algebra is employed to formulate classical relativistic mechanics without coordinates. Observers are treated on the same footing as other physical systems. The kinematics of a rigid body are expressed in spinor form and the Thomas precession is derived.
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Local observables in the Dirac theory
David Hestenes · Journal of Mathematical Physics · 1973 · 108 citations