Inertial Reference Frame (Noun)
Meaning
A coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is valid.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- In general relativity, the local inertial reference frame of an accelerating object is often described using a variety of techniques and notation systems.
- We cannot pick the K frames of inertial reference frame independently as time-dependent translation three vectors t
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