A dual first-postulate basis for special relativity

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 301-313

  Coleman, Brian ^a,b,c  

^a BC Systems   (Ireland)

^b BC Systems   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; DYNAMICS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; RELATIVITY;

COLLINEAR MOTION;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 0038526419     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/24/3/311     Document Type: Article

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