The geometry of minkowski spacetime: An introduction to the mathematics of the special theory of relativity

Applied Mathematical Sciences (Switzerland)

Volumn 92, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-324

  Naber, Gregory L ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 50349090723     PISSN: 00665452     EISSN: 2196968X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7838-7_0     Document Type: Chapter

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