Relativity - Special treatment

被引:361
作者
Amelino-Camelia, G [1 ]
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[1] Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dept Phys, I-00185 Rome, Italy
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10.1038/418034a
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The detection of cosmic rays with unexpectedly high energies has prompted a rethink of Einstein's theory of special relativity. A new formulation, called 'doubly special relativity', might be the answer.
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