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arxiv: 2606.08456 · v1 · pith:NFIHC2J6new · submitted 2026-06-07 · 🌀 gr-qc

Frenet-Serret equations with variable proper acceleration in Minkowski spacetime

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keywords accelerationfrenet-serrettorsionequationspropercurvatureminkowskimotion
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We study Frenet-Serret equations for timelike worldlines in Minkowski spacetime with proper-time-dependent curvature and torsion. This corresponds to relativistic motion with non-uniform proper acceleration and, when torsion is included, to trajectories whose Frenet-Serret frame rotates beyond the acceleration plane. Using the Gram-Schmidt construction of the tetrad from the four-velocity and its derivatives, we relate the intrinsic Frenet-Serret parameters to kinematic quantities such as proper acceleration, four-jerk, and four-snap. We then consider simple analytic cases for the jerk invariant and torsion, obtaining explicit curvature profiles and reduced Frenet-Serret equations. These examples clarify how non-constant acceleration and torsion modify the geometry of accelerated relativistic motion.

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