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The rejection of the ricci tensor in Einstein's first tensorial theory of gravitation

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  1. National Research Council Group for the History of Physics Department of Physics, “La Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy

    Giulio Maltese

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Maltese, G. The rejection of the ricci tensor in Einstein's first tensorial theory of gravitation. Arch. Hist. Exact Sci. 41, 363–381 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00348343

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