Relativistic precession

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1197-1201

  Hamilton, J Dwayne ^a  

^a Selkirk College Canada   (Canada)

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EID: 0030493670     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.18342     Document Type: Article

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