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On the principle of relativity and electrostatics in a flat spacetime with a compact spatial dimension

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2007-12-23 v2

Abstract

We study a flat spacetime with a compact spatial dimension and dispute the claim of Bansal, Laing, and Sriharan that a local experiment can determine whether or not an inertial observer is "privileged" in this spacetime.

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@article{arxiv.0706.4272,
  title  = {On the principle of relativity and electrostatics in a flat spacetime with a compact spatial dimension},
  author = {Shawn Westmoreland},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0706.4272},
  year   = {2007}
}
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