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Heretical Verities: Mathematical Themes in Physical Description

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The article was published on 1986-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 27 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Special relativity (alternative formulations).

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On the relativistic velocity composition paradox and the Thomas rotation

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a direct derivation of the Thomas angle as the angle between the composite vectors of the non-colinear velocities, thus obtaining a simplicity with which the rotation can be expressed.
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On the nonlinear continuum mechanics of space and the notion of luminiferous medium

TL;DR: In this paper, it was shown that the governing equations of an incompressible elastic continuum yield Maxwell's equations as corollaries, and that the Lorentz force is integral part of Faraday's law, rather than as an additional empirical variable.
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On the Material Invariant Formulation of Maxwell’s Displacement Current

TL;DR: In this paper, it was shown that if the upper convected derivative is used in place of the partial time derivative in the displacement current term, Maxwell's electrodynamics becomes material invariant.
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Review of the application of Newton's third law in physics

TL;DR: In this article, the authors review the application of Newton's third law in all branches of physics, namely: special relativity, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, circuit and antenna theory.