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IN the following we shall set up Lorentz-invariant equations for the rigid motion of pairs of points and then inquire into the way special relativity modifies the classical kinematical properties of rigid bodies.
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MÁTRAI, T. A Relativistic Treatment of Rigid Motion. Nature 172, 858–859 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172858b0
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