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Like in all fields of science , the development of relativistic mechanics is also indebted to many scientists though its final formulation was in the hands of Albert Einstein in 1905. Before proceeding further, it is desirable to specify the subtle difference between the ‘Principle of Relativity’ and ‘theory of relativity’.
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Ghosh, A. (2018). Special Theory of Relativity. In: Conceptual Evolution of Newtonian and Relativistic Mechanics. Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6253-7_4
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