In physics, a tetrad or vierbein is a set of four basis
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Mathematics of general relativity — For a generally accessible and less technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to mathematics of general relativity. General relativity Introduction Mathematical formulation Resources … Wikipedia
Frame fields in general relativity — In general relativity, a frame field (also called a tetrad or vierbein) is a set of four orthonormal vector fields, one timelike and three spacelike, defined on a Lorentzian manifold that is physically interpreted as a model of spacetime. The… … Wikipedia
Cartan connection applications — This page covers applications of the Cartan formalism. For the general concept see Cartan connection.Vierbeins, et cetera The vierbein or tetrad theory much used in theoretical physics is a special case of the application of Cartan connection in… … Wikipedia
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Tetrad formalism — The tetrad formalism is a transformed coordinate approach to General Relativity.In the tetrad formalism, a tetrad basis is chosen a set of four independent vector fields {e {(a)}^{mu}} {a=1dots4} that together span the 4D vector space at each… … Wikipedia
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