From Pappus to Kocik's diagram for relativistic velocity addition

DOI10.4171/EM/321zbMATH Open1365.51006MaRDI QIDQ515294FDOQ515294

Authors: G. Wanner 

Publication date: 13 March 2017

Published in: Elemente der Mathematik (Search for Journal in Brave)

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zbMATH Keywords

Lazare CarnotPappusrelativistic velocity addition

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Special relativity (83A05) Elementary problems in Euclidean geometries (51M04)

Cites Work

• Geometry by its history
• The Metamorphosis of the Butterfly Problem
• Alternative proofs for Kocik's geometric diagram for relativistic velocity addition
• The Cramer-Castillon problem and Urquhart's `most elementary' theorem.

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