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Special relativity (alternative formulations)
About: Special relativity (alternative formulations) is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 3102 publications have been published within this topic receiving 55015 citations.
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01 Apr 1936
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TL;DR: The revised Robertson's test theory of special relativity (SR) has been constructed upon a family of sets of passive coordinate transformations in flat space-time [J. G. Vargas and D. G Torr, 1986] as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The revised Robertson's test theory of special relativity (SR) has been constructed upon a family of sets of passive coordinate transformations in flat space-time [J. G. Vargas and D. G. Torr,Found. Phys., 16, 1089 (1986)]. In the same paper, it has also been shown that the boosts depend in general on the velocities of the two frames involved and not only on their relative velocity. The only exception to this is SR, if one has previously used an appropriate constraint to remove the other relativities—like Galilean relativity—from the family.
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TL;DR: In this paper, interactive graphics displays have been developed for personal computers that help students visualize this world in the form of interactive graphics utilities that students use to carry out homework exercises and take-home projects.
Abstract: No one can experience directly the world of the very fast, described by special relativity. Interactive graphics displays have been developed for personal computers that help students visualize this world. They are in the form of interactive graphics utilities that students use to carry out homework exercises and take‐home projects. Sequential versions of these programs have been used for 3 years in classes in various institutions. This article describes the programs and reports on the educational outcomes of these computer uses.
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TL;DR: The Runge-Lenz vector, which is a constant of the motion in the nonrelativistic hydrogen atom, is shown to be a two-body quantity whose presence can be completely understood within the classical framwork of special relativity as mentioned in this paper.
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