Relativistic Kinematics I: A Theory of Relativistic Kinematics Based on Physical Reality
| Scientific Paper | |
|---|---|
| Title | Relativistic Kinematics I: A Theory of Relativistic Kinematics Based on Physical Reality |
| Author(s) | [[]] |
| Keywords | relativity, concepts of space and time, global Lorentz transformation in space?]time coordinates space, instantaneous Lorentz transformation in velocity space, relativistic equations of motion |
| Published | 1991 |
| Journal | Physics Essays |
| Volume | 4 |
| Number | 1 |
| No. of pages | 7 |
| Pages | 68-75 |
Abstract
This is the first in a series of papers on a new theory of relativistic kinematics (?gRelativistic Kinematics II, III, and IV,?h submitted to Phys. Essays). A new theory of relativity is deduced from assumptions whose validity is closely based on generally accepted experiments. The formalism of this theory provides a unified theoretical scheme that relativistically modifies the classical force laws: the electromagnetic force law and the gravitational force law ("gRelativistic Kinematics II and III?h). We emphasize that the relativistic transformation, the Lorentz transformation, should be interpreted as a transformation in velocity space only, not a transformation in space"]time coordinates space as is done in Einstein's theory of relativity [A. Einstein, The Meaning of Relativity, 5th ed. (Princeton University Press, 1956)]. The concept of space and time entailed by this theory is different than Einstein's space?]time concept.