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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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TL;DR: The Big Bang, black holes, unified fields and unified fields have been studied extensively in Relativity and science fiction literature as mentioned in this paper, with a focus on the nature of light and time.
Abstract: Preface 1. A revolution in time 2. The nature of light 3. Light and time 4. The ultimate speed 5. E=mc2 6. Matter and anti-matter 7. Little boy and fat man: relativity in action 8. Down to Earth 9. Warped space 10. The Big Bang, black holes and unified fields Afterword: Relativity and science fiction Index.
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TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that there is no real, physically detectable, local inertial-induction effect in general relativity, contrary to recent comments by Tittle and others.
Abstract: I review arguments indicating that there is no real, physically detectable, local inertial-induction effect in general relativity, contrary to recent comments by Tittle.
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01 Jan 2013
TL;DR: Newton's final version (published in 1726) of Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica was a great scientific achievement of the time and contained sufficient information to allow calculation of the dynamics of terrestrial and celestial bodies; it also expounded on the absolute nature of time and space as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Newton’s final version (published in 1726) of Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica was a great scientific achievement of the time and contained sufficient information to allow calculation of the dynamics of terrestrial and celestial bodies; it also expounded on the absolute nature of time and space. As examples, Newton’s statements (Newton in Principia: the mathematical principles of natural philosophy, New York, 1726) that “Absolute, true, and mathematical time, of itself, and from its own nature flows equably without regard to anything external” and “Absolute space, in its own nature, without regard to anything external, remains always similar and immovable” were fundamental to Newtonian calculations. These Newtonian concepts of space and time were challenged and proven to be only approximate by Einstein through his 1905 paper on special relativity, as well as his discovery of general relativity in 1915. The implications for and applications of general relativity within the fields of space geodesy is discussed in this chapter.
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TL;DR: In this article, a detailed study examines two postulates of Special Relativity and concludes that the claim of "constant one-way speed of light" contradicts itself, which shakes the foundation of these theories.
Abstract: A constant one-way light speed is essential for the Theory of Relativity. This detailed study examines two postulates of Special Relativity and concludes that the claim of “constant one-way speed of light” contradicts itself. The equations of Special Relativity are foundations of many physics theories. The findings on controversial Relativity postulates shake the foundation of these theories. Fortunately, equations similar to Special Relativity equations can be derived, assuming that two-way light speed is constant, without the use of Special Relativity Postulates. These new equations provide a better foundation that is compatible with the correct existing physics theories. There is no threat of invalidating all existing physics theories, only incorrect ones. Instead, we can take a new look at some fundamental questions shared among physicists.
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