Measurements on a rotating frame in relativity, and the Wilson and Wilson experiment

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 946-953

  Weber, T A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031531877     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.18696     Document Type: Article

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