Fermi–Walker transport

Mathematical technique in general relativity
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Fermi–Walker transport

Summary

Fermi–Walker transport is a scientific theory[1]. It draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (scientific_theory category, ranking #91 of 130).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fermi–Walker transport is credited with the discovery of Arthur Geoffrey Walker[3].
  • Fermi–Walker transport is credited with the discovery of Enrico Fermi[4].
  • Fermi–Walker transport's instance of is recorded as scientific theory[5].
  • Fermi–Walker transport's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09p06z[6].
  • Fermi–Walker transport's defining formula is recorded as \frac{D_F X}{d s}=\frac{DX}{d s} - (X,\frac{DV}{d s}) V + (X,V)\frac{DV}{d s}[7].
  • Fermi–Walker transport's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[8].
  • Fermi–Walker transport's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777659341[9].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Arthur Geoffrey Walker[3], a mathematician[10], 1909–2001[11], of United Kingdom[12], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[13], specialised in differential geometry[14] and Enrico Fermi[4], a physicist[15], 1901–1954[16], of Kingdom of Italy[17], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics[18], specialised in nuclear physics[19].

Why It Matters

Fermi–Walker transport draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (scientific_theory category, ranking #91 of 130).[2]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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