A star in the Minkowskian sky: Anisotropic special relativity

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 325-361

  Budden, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

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EID: 0031237225     PISSN: 13552198     EISSN: 18792502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-2198(97)80894-5     Document Type: Article

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