Henri Poincaré and the Principle of Relativity
Abstract
A review is made of the historical background of the Special Theory of Relativity with particular attention to the theoretical contributions of Henri Poincaré. The primary aims are to show the synthetic aspects of Einstein's original paper on relativity and to clarify the logic of his fundamental innovations.
- Publication:
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American Journal of Physics
- Pub Date:
- September 1964
- DOI:
- 10.1119/1.1970936
- Bibcode:
- 1964AmJPh..32..672S