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Acceleration-induced nonlocality: kinetic memory versus dynamic memory
The characteristics of the memory of accelerated motion in Minkowski
spacetime are discussed within the framework of the nonlocal theory of
accelerated observers. Two types of memory are distinguished: kinetic and
dynamic. We show that only kinetic memory is acceptable, since dynamic memory
leads to divergences for nonuniform accelerated motion.Comment: LaTeX file, 6 PS figures, 34 page
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