Published January 1977
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Journal article
Do cross sections undergo Lorentz contraction
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794
Description
Cross sections, if defined in accordance with physical intuition, are projected areas, which should be subject to Lorentz contraction. The customary definition of cross sections, however, presumes that they are Lorentz invariant. An alternative, intuitive definition is presented
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1119/1.10909;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- American Journal of Physics
- Journal Volume
- 45
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- Am. J. Phys.
- Journal Page Range
- 56-57
- ISSN
- 0002-9505
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 8304062
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CROSS SECTIONS; LORENTZ INVARIANCE; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; RELATIVITY THEORY; SCATTERING
- Descriptors DEC
- FIELD THEORIES; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; INTERACTIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES
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