Equation 112 · Part 1 · The Bend an Elevator Cannot Fake
Symbol Phi
What this part means
Phi is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
Its job in the formula
Phi is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
Full expression→Symbol Phi→Article meaning
The passage around this formula
… 0 for any uniformly accelerated frame, proven directly above — the “uniform potential difference is not curvature” claim, derived rather than asserted. Second, weak-field gravity: expanding / for small / , the quadratic term is second order in the already-small ratio / and negligible next to the first-order term / , so , exactly the ordinary Newtonian tidal tensor of…
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Sources cited in the surrounding passage
- [11] Apparent Weight of Photons ↗
- [12] Test of Relativistic Gravitation with a Space-Borne Hydrogen Maser ↗
- [8] Atomic Clock Performance Enabling Geodesy Below the Centimetre Level ↗
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