The impact of Einstein's theory of special relativity on particle accelerators

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2005, Pages

  Plettner, Tomas ^a   Byer, Robert L ^a   Siemann, Robert H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; KINETIC ENERGY; LASERS; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; QUANTUM THEORY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EINSTEIN'S THEORY; MASS ENERGY; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRONS; SPECIAL RELATIVITY;

PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;

EID: 21044442118     PISSN: 09534075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-4075/38/9/020     Document Type: Article

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