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Special Relativity: A Centenary Perspective

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  1. McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences and Department of Physics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA

    Clifford M. Will

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  4. Laboratoire de Physique Théorique, Université Paris XI, 91405, Orsay Cedex, France

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Will, C.M. (2005). Special Relativity: A Centenary Perspective. In: Damour, T., Darrigol, O., Duplantier, B., Rivasseau, V. (eds) Einstein, 1905–2005. Progress in Mathematical Physics, vol 47. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7643-7436-5_2

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