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Special Relativity Fails to Conserve Momentum

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Scientific Paper
TitleSpecial Relativity Fails to Conserve Momentum
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Author(s)Victor Nikolayevich Cochetkov
KeywordsSpecial Relativity, momentum, Special Theory of Relativity
Published2010
JournalProceedings of the NPA
Volume7
No. of pages5
Pages80-84

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Abstract

The article attempts to show that the use of the special theory of relativity, when considering the motion of a closed mechanical system in the inertial reference systems, can lead to non-compliance with the law of conservation of momentum.