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The vector laws of physics

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Il Nuovo Cimento B (1971-1996)

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The standard vector laws of physics are critiqued and a proposed reformulation suggested in order to eliminate some of the arbitrariness implicit in standard theory.

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Si criticano le leggi vettoriali standard della fisica e si suggerisce unarifo rmulazione proposta allo scopo di eliminare alcune delle arbitrarietà implicite nella teoria standard.

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Tempelman, W. The vector laws of physics. Nuov Cim B 56, 1–20 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02738355

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