Relativity: 300 years from a principle to reality

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part K: Journal of Multi-body Dynamics

Volumn 215, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-6

  Rahnejat, H ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

incompleteness principle; physics of motion; principle of relativity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345861095     PISSN: 14644193     EISSN: 20413068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/1464419011544295     Document Type: Article

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