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vierbein

vierbein noun: synonym of tetrad.

Noun

vierbein (plural vierbeins)

  1. Synonym of tetrad.
    • As a consequence, the SO(m,n) algebra is deformed into a Lorentz algebra with the emergency of the local Lorentz symmetries and the gauge fields being identified with a vierbein and a spin connection.2015, F. T. Falciano, G. Sadovski, R. F. Sobreiro, A. A. Tomaz, “Cosmology from a gauge induced gravity”, in arXiv
    Synonyms:
    tetrad

Synonyms of vierbein

Forms of vierbein

pluralvierbeins

Origin of vierbein

From German vierbeinig (“four-legged”).

Questions about vierbein

What does vierbein mean?
Vierbein means synonym of tetrad.
What part of speech is vierbein?
Vierbein is a noun.
What is the plural of vierbein?
The plural of vierbein is vierbeins.

Words near vierbein in the dictionary

  1. viennoiseries
  2. Viens
  3. Vientiane
  4. vier
  5. Viera
  6. vierbein
  7. vierbeins
  8. Vierchniadzvinsk
  9. Vierendeel
  10. Vierendeel bridge
  11. Vierendeel bridges

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