ON THE CONCEPT OF SPINORS IN GENERAL RELATIVITY,

Abstract

A spinor calculus is derived from tensor calculus and corresponds to the linear differential geometry based on four invariant linear differential forms. In the special theory of relativity, the concept 'system of coordinates' and 'frame' can be identified; in the general theory of relativity the system of coordinates which is common for all points of a certain space-time region has to be differentiated from the frame for every point. A frame is represented by four invariant linear differential forms, i.e. by four tensors of first rank.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 14, 1964
Accession Number
AD0613690

Entities

People

  • Werner Raab

Organizations

  • University of Innsbruck

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calculus
  • Differential Geometry
  • General Relativity
  • Geometry
  • Mathematics
  • Relativity Theory
  • Special Relativity

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Graph Algorithms and Convex Optimization.

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  • Space
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