Jim Kata Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 I can not derive the Fermi Walker transport equation to save my life, help! The Fermi Walker transport equation is [math] \frac{{d\hat e_\alpha }} {{d\tau }} = - \Omega \bullet \hat e_a [/math] where [math] \Omega ^{\mu \nu } = u^\mu a^\nu - a^\mu u^\nu \[/math] with u and a being the proper velocity and acceleration. I can derive the equation for a Thomas precession with [math] A_T = I + \frac{{\gamma ^2 }} {{\gamma + 1}}(\vec v \times \delta \vec v)S + (\gamma ^2 \delta \vec v_\parallel + \gamma \delta \vec v_ \bot )K \[/math] with [math] S_{1 = } \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}c} 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & { - 1} \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \\ \end{array} } \right) \[/math] ,c=1 and so on. I'm drunk and tired, but looking at these equations the Fermi Walker transport looks similar to Thomas precession except for a factor of [math] \frac{{\gamma ^2 }} {{\gamma + 1}} \[/math] and some other differences. What is the connection between these formulas, and how do I derive the formula for the Fermi Walker transport? Please do not quote Misner chapter 6, chapter 8, or chapter 13.
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