IMO the fact that it uses tensors is a benefit. It makes the transition to GR much easier later.pervect said:MTW's "Gravitation" has a good and very thorough treatment of accelerated observers, but it does use tensors.
Mentz114 said:I fairly sure Rindler's book deals with it
http://www.ebook3000.com/Introduction-to-Special-Relativity_103498.html
pervect said:MTW's "Gravitation" has a good and very thorough treatment of accelerated observers, but it does use tensors.
JesseM said:There's a good derivation of Rindler coordinates on p. 240-252 of this book, which for now anyway is all viewable on google books.
An accelerating reference frame is a coordinate system in which an object appears to be accelerating. This can be caused by either the object's actual acceleration or the observer's acceleration.
In an accelerating reference frame, objects appear to be accelerating even if they are not actually accelerating. In a non-accelerating reference frame, objects appear to be moving at a constant velocity.
Accelerating reference frames play a crucial role in understanding the laws of motion and the principles of relativity in physics. They allow us to accurately describe and predict the behavior of objects in motion.
To determine the acceleration of an object in an accelerating reference frame, you must first identify the reference frame that the object is in and then use the appropriate equations and principles of physics to calculate its acceleration.
No, an object can only be in one reference frame at a time. However, the results of an experiment or observation may differ depending on the reference frame of the observer.