What is a homogeneous and isotropic frame of reference? I have

Daphne Haney

Daphne Haney

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2022-05-15

What is a homogeneous and isotropic frame of reference?
I have heard that inertial frames of reference in the context of special relativity are both isotropic and homogeneous. I know what isotropic and homogeneous mean in a general context, but what do they mean when relating to a frame of reference?

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Cortez Hughes

Cortez Hughes

Beginner2022-05-16Added 23 answers

It is simply application of the general context to the specific case of frames of reference.
A homogeneous frame of reference has the same physical laws regardless of location within the frame.
an isotropic frame of reference has the same physical laws regardless of which direction you look in the frame.
rynosluv101wopds

rynosluv101wopds

Beginner2022-05-17Added 3 answers

I wonder if you're getting mixed up between special relativity and general relativity.
We wouldn't normally describe an inertial frame as isotropic and homogeneous, but in GR there exists a frame in which the matter scattered around the universe looks (approximately) isotropic and homogeneous.

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