Chemistry and Physics Faculty Articles
ORCID
0000-0002-0308-8285
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Physics Essays
ISSN
0836-1398
Publication Date
8-20-2018
Keywords
Special Relativity, Einstein, Lorentz Transformation, Spacetime, Symmetry, Causality, Metric Tensor, Mass-Energy
Abstract
An alternative theoretical development of Special Relativity is presented in which Electrodynamics is not invoked. In deriving the Lorentz transformation in this manner, the existence of a maximal speed for all physical phenomena stands out. The mass-energy relation is also derived without reference to light.
Un développement théorique alternative de la relativité restreinte est présenté dans lequel l’électrodynamique n’est pas invoquée. En dérivant la transformation de Lorentz de cette manière, l’existence d’une vitesse maximale pour tous les phénomènes physiques ressort. La relation masse-énergie est également dérivée sans référence à la lumière.
DOI
10.4006/0836-1398-31.3.342
Volume
31
Issue
3
First Page
342
Last Page
346
NSUWorks Citation
Castano, D. (2018). The Physics of Moving Bodies. Physics Essays, 31, (3), 342 - 346. https://doi.org/10.4006/0836-1398-31.3.342. Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cnso_chemphys_facarticles/200
Comments
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