The genesis of the theory of relativity

zbMATH Open1108.83003MaRDI QIDQ5480902FDOQ5480902

Olivier Darrigol

Publication date: 7 August 2006

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zbMATH Keywords

Lorentz transformationhistory of special relativity theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) Special relativity (83A05) History of relativity and gravitational theory (83-03)

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