Statics in special relativity

Abstract

A general treatment for relativistic statics is given in the framework of the asynchronous formulation of Cavalleri and Salgarelli. In particular, pivot events are introduced and the motion of the pivot point is treated in the same way as the motion of a particle. The new definition allows the development of relativistic statics in a form similar to that of its classical counterpart. © 1974 Società Italiana di Fisica.