Can special relativity be derived from Galilean mechanics alone?

DOI10.1007/S10701-009-9301-1zbMath1176.83006OpenAlexW2129553486MaRDI QIDQ735184

Shahar Dolev, Avshalom C. Elitzur, Or Sela, Boaz Tamir

Publication date: 21 October 2009

Published in: Foundations of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-009-9301-1

zbMATH Keywords

special relativityGalilean invarianceelectromagnetism

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Special relativity (83A05) Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10)

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