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I UNDERSTAND that in the newly proposed spinning electron the periphery is supposed to move faster than light, and the question has arisen in some minds whether such a motion can be allowed by the relativity theory. I think an assurance can be given that the relativity theory raises no objection.
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EDDINGTON, A. Spinning Electrons. Nature 117, 652 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/117652a0
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