FIZIKA B 1 (1992) 2, 173-178

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

ON GRAVITATIONAL AND NON-GRAVITATIONAL ACCELERATION

JANEZ STRAND
Department of Physics and J.Štefan Institute, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Received 5 June 1992
Revised manuscript received 28 October 1992

The unidirectional motion of a particle in a static homogeneous gravitational field is studied together with the motion of the source in the proper frame of the particle. Then the nongravitational counterpart, e.g. a charged particle in a static homogeneous electric field, is considered. The comparison of both types of results establishes a formal symmetry which may be useful in the transition from special to general relativity.

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