proper acceleration
proper acceleration · proper accelerations
The acceleration felt by an object, as opposed to the coordinate accelerationThe acceleration felt by an object, as opposed to the coordinate acceleration. For example the acceleration of an object at the surface of the Earth is 9.81 m/s² upwards, but has no coordinate acceleration. The proper acceleration of an object is Lorentz invariant.
Meaning
1 sensesThe acceleration felt by an object, as opposed to the coordinate acceleration. For example the acceleration of an object at the surface of the Earth is 9.81 m/s² upwards, but has no coordinate acceleration. The proper acceleration of an object is Lorentz invariant.
Forms
plural: proper accelerations| Singular | proper acceleration |
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