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arxiv: gr-qc/0409052 · v2 · submitted 2004-09-13 · 🌀 gr-qc · astro-ph

Limitations of Radar Coordinates

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keywords radarcoordinatesobserveradmissibilityassessmentconstructioncoordinatecritical
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The construction of a radar coordinate system about the world line of an observer is discussed. Radar coordinates for a hyperbolic observer as well as a uniformly rotating observer are described in detail. The utility of the notion of radar distance and the admissibility of radar coordinates are investigated. Our results provide a critical assessment of the physical significance of radar coordinates.

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