Hermann Minkowski and the postulate of relativity

DOI10.1007/BF00518231zbMath0889.01009WikidataQ55980488 ScholiaQ55980488MaRDI QIDQ1377581

Leo Corry

Publication date: 16 February 1998

Published in: Archive for History of Exact Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

relativityHilbertspace-timeMinkowskielectro-dynamics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60)

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