On some applications of Galilean electrodynamics of moving bodies

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 984-992

  De Montigny, M ^a   Rousseaux, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

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EID: 35948978566     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2772289     Document Type: Article

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