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Privileged coordinate system (or lack thereof) in general relativity
What does the following statement mean and why is it true?
The Weak Equivalence Principle (WEP) implies that in general curved space-time there is no privileged coordinate system.
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Is the equivalence principle strictly fulfilled by general relativity?
The equivalence principle states
The outcome of any local experiment in a freely falling laboratory is independent of the velocity of the laboratory and its location in spacetime.
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