Tetrad formalism, also known as the vierbein formalism in the context of General Relativity, is a mathematical framework used to describe the geometry of spacetime. It plays a crucial role in formulating theories of gravity and field theories in curved spacetime. In the tetrad formalism, the geometry of spacetime is described using a set of four vector fields called tetrads (or vierbeins in 4 dimensions).
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