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IN an attempt to treat gravitational and electromagnetic phenomena simultaneously within the framework of the special theory of relativity, it has been suggested1 that the Maxwell-Lorentz equations may be generalized to five dimensions and derivatives with respect to the fifth co-ordinate equated to zero. One may similarly generalize to five dimensions with special relativistic dynamics of a continuous medium, identifying the extra components of the mechanical stress tensor as follows:
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CORBEN, H. A Generalization of Special Relativity Theory. Nature 157, 516 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/157516b0
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