Synchronization and Relativity

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 1991, Pages 1029-1039

  Winkler, Gernot M R ^a  

^a US NAVAL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS, TIMING; RELATIVITY; STANDARDS;

TIME COORDINATION;

TIME MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0026190295     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: 15582256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/5.84980     Document Type: Article

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