Part I
General Theory of Bitensors
3
Synge’s world function
3.1
Definition
3.2
Differentiation of the world function
3.3
Evaluation of first derivatives
3.4
Congruence of geodesics emanating from
4
Coincidence limits
4.1
Computation of coincidence limits
4.2
Derivation of Synge’s rule
5
Parallel propagator
5.1
Tetrad on
5.2
Definition and properties of the parallel propagator
5.3
Coincidence limits
6
Expansion of bitensors near coincidence
6.1
General method
6.2
Special cases
6.3
Expansion of tensors
7
van Vleck determinant
7.1
Definition and properties
7.2
Derivations
Living Rev. Relativity
14, (2011), 7
http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2011-7
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