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Poisson's equation, for the electrostatic potential of a particle, and the Klein–Gordon equation, which describes a particle as a wave and relativistically, don't show up until Lecture 5.

From Nature • Sep. 19, 2017

That is, using relativistically correct mathematics one gets a result that at first blush contradicts the answer everyone expects and loves.

From Scientific American • Aug. 24, 2015

Einstein showed that the law of conservation of energy is valid relativistically, if we define energy to include a relativistic factor.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Mu Cow in reply to shaun39 Sep 9th 2012 7:25 GMT Looking at problems relativistically is counterproductive, because no matter how severe the problem is, there's always someone who's worse off than you.

From Economist • Sep. 8, 2012

The answer, physicists believe, is that most of the mass of the three quarks in a proton is relativistically converted into the tremendous energy that binds them together.

From Time Magazine Archive