Optical structures in relativistic theories

Trautman, Andrzej

Élie Cartan et les mathématiques d'aujourd'hui - Lyon, 25-29 juin 1984, Astérisque, no. S131 (1985), pp. 401-420.

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Trautman, Andrzej. Optical structures in relativistic theories, dans Élie Cartan et les mathématiques d'aujourd'hui - Lyon, 25-29 juin 1984, Astérisque, no. S131 (1985), pp. 401-420. http://archive.numdam.org/item/AST_1985__S131__401_0/

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