On the Proper Reference Frame and Local Coordinates of an Accelerated Observer in Special Relativity

倪維斗(Wei-Tou Ni)

Chinese Journal of Physics

15卷1期（1977 / 04 / 01）

51 - 55

英文

We analyze the proper reference frame and local coordinates with the reference tetrad Fermi-Walker transported by an arbitrarily accelerated observer. Specifically, we calculate and discuss the third-order expansion of the inertial coordinates, the second-order expansion of the metric and the first-order expansion of the inertial accelerations, in terms of local coordinates. An example for illustration is provided with a uniformly accelerated observer.