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Bearing of Recent Experiments on the Special and General Theories of Relativity

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IN a recent communication Dr. L. Essen1 concluded that special relativity cannot be applied to a rotating system. Jennison2 and Synge3 have previously treated the problem considered by Essen and have shown it to be consistent with special relativity. As the application of special relativity in this context is of considerable importance and in order to clarify its correct application the following points should be noted.

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  1. Essen, L., Nature, 202, 787 (1964).

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  2. Jennison, R. C., Nature, 199, 739 (1963).

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  3. Synge, J. L., Nature, 198, 679 (1963).

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    R. C. JENNISON

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JENNISON, R. Bearing of Recent Experiments on the Special and General Theories of Relativity. Nature 203, 395–396 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/203395a0

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