Refining Relativity: Part 1 (The Special Theory)
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The transformation formulae of Special Relativity have found worldwide acceptance and experimental verification. However, the derivation has many mistakes and is only for parallel observation of events of light i.e. direction of motion of observation frame being the same as that of the light signal. The book discusses the mistakes and also presents solutions to correct them. Alternate derivations,
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The transformation formulae of Special Relativity have found worldwide acceptance and experimental verification. However, the derivation has many mistakes and is only for parallel observation of events of light i.e. direction of motion of observation frame being the same as that of the light signal. The book discusses the mistakes and also presents solutions to correct them. Alternate derivations, with a more general case of obliquely moving frames, have been presented for all types of events (not just events of light) based on basic principles with the most essential attribute of relativity i.e. reciprocity. While the events of light require no change in the existing postulate, those of other-than-light obviously require a new postulate for the same relations to be maintained. Therefore, a set of new postulates have been proposed. Another method of derivation by geometry based on Minkowski's Space Time concept has also been given for parallel observations. The chapter also, incidentally, discusses the mistake in his 1908 paper on Space Time. I have also come out with the "Most Plausible hypothesis" as the most appropriate law of transformation.The book is a must-read for students, teachers, academicians, researchers and scientists (theoretical as well as experimental) connected with the area of relativity, for opening up lateral thinking that would lead to the much needed realignment of physics and may help find solutions to the unresolved conflicts in some areas.
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