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Inertia principle and transformation laws

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Il Nuovo Cimento B (1971-1996)

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Only Lorentz (Galilei) transformations, and motion equations which are invariant with respect to them, are compatible with the law of inertia.

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Preziosi, B. Inertia principle and transformation laws. Nuov Cim B 109, 1331–1335 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02722844

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