Meanings
nounvierbein (plural vierbeins)
plural vierbeins
- natural sciencesSynonym 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 arXivSynonyms: tetrad
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of tetrad.
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Origin
- Germanvierbeinig“four-legged”
- Englishvierbein
From German vierbeinig (“four-legged”).
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