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local inertial frame
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local inertial frameis a kind of nonrotating reference framehas source: Silk, J. 1990 The Big Bang, W. H. Publishers, New York, 2001-09-27 09:32:35.0
is a kind of nonaccelerating reference framehas source: Silk, J. 1990 The Big Bang, W. H. Publishers, New York, 2001-09-27 09:32:35.0
has definition A coordinate system or frame of reference defined in the vicinity of the earth in which Newtons first law of motion is valid; that is, a nonrotating and nonaccelerating reference frame.has source: Silk, J. 1990 The Big Bang, W. H. Publishers, New York, 2001-09-27 09:32:36.0
nonrotating reference framehas rotation rate 02001-09-27 09:32:35.0
nonaccelerating reference framehas acceleration 02001-09-27 09:32:36.0