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Four-Dimensional Formulations of Newtonian Mechanics and Their Relation to the Special and the General Theory of Relativity

Department of Physics, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Rev. Mod. Phys. 36, 938 – Published 1 October, 1964

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.36.938

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