Assertion: thomas precession | /r/HasProperty | kinematic effect
Facets:
value: purely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Thomas precession is a kinematic effect in the flat spacetime of special relativity.
text: Although Thomas precession (net rotation after a trajectory that returns to its initial velocity) is a purely kinematic effect, it only occurs in curvilinear motion and therefore cannot be observed independently of some external force causing the curvilinear motion such as that caused by an electromagnetic field, a gravitational field or a mechanical force, so Thomas precession is usually accompanied by dynamical effects.