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Derivation of Einstein's velocity addition theorem through use of the invariant double ratio

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The connection between the Minkowskian geometry of the plane and its projective geometry is exemplified by the Einstein velocity addition theorem.

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  1. Zentralinstitut für Astrophysik der Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR, Potsdam-Babelsberg

    Dierck-Ekkehard Liebscher

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Liebscher, DE. Derivation of Einstein's velocity addition theorem through use of the invariant double ratio. Found Phys 8, 131–135 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00708493

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