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Ohanian, H.C. (2007). The Real World and Space-Time. In: Petkov, V. (eds) Relativity and the Dimensionality of the World. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 153. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6318-3_5
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