Kinematical test theories for Special Relativity: A comparison

International Journal of Modern Physics D

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1109-1136

  Lämmerzahl, Claus ^a   Braxmaier, Claus ^b   Dittus, Hansjörg ^c   Müller, Holger ^b   Peters, Achim ^b   Schiller, Stephan ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Isotropy of space; Kennedy Thorndike experiment; Test of Special Relativity, Michelson Morley experiment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036696994     PISSN: 02182718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S021827180200261X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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