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The homogeneous gravitational field is obtained from a Schwarzschild field in the limit of infinite mass.
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Dedicated to Peter Bergmann on his 70th birthday.
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Schucking, E.L. The homogeneous gravitational field. Found Phys 15, 571–577 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01882483
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