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This note presents an argument based on Einstein's original paper on special relativity, showing that the theory reqires that each of the two clocks in uniform relativite motion actually works slower than the other. This shows an internal inconsistency in the special theory. | This note presents an argument based on Einstein's original paper on special relativity, showing that the theory reqires that each of the two clocks in uniform relativite motion actually works slower than the other. This shows an internal inconsistency in the special theory. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:21, 21 July 2026
| Scientific Paper | |
|---|---|
| Title | An Inconsistency in Special Relativity |
| Read in full | Link to paper |
| Author(s) | Ian McCausland |
| Published | 1990 |
| Journal | Physics Essays |
| Volume | 3 |
| Number | 2 |
| No. of pages | 2 |
| Pages | 176-177 |
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Abstract
This note presents an argument based on Einstein's original paper on special relativity, showing that the theory reqires that each of the two clocks in uniform relativite motion actually works slower than the other. This shows an internal inconsistency in the special theory.