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In physics it is widely accepted that classical mechanics (CM) is a limiting or special case of relativistic mechanics (RM). Using one of the conditions v ≪ c or c → ∞, relativistic formulae can be transformed into classical ones. Some physicists prefer either the first or the second condition while some claim that both conditions are equivalent.
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Czarnocka, M., Żytkow, J.M. (1982). Difficulties with the Reduction of Classical to Relativistic Mechanics. In: Krajewski, W. (eds) Polish Essays in the Philosophy of the Natural Sciences. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 68. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7705-1_28
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