Uniqueness of the Isotropic Frame and Usefulness of the Lorentz Transformation
arXiv:1907.00705 · doi:10.3938/jkps.72.1110
Abstract
According to the postulates of the special theory of relativity (STR), physical quantities such as proper times and Doppler shifts can be obtained from any inertial frame by regarding it as isotropic. Nonetheless many inconsistencies arise from the postulates, as shown in this paper. However, there are numerous experimental results that agree with the predictions of STR. It is explained why they are accurate despite the inconsistencies. The Lorentz transformation (LT), unless subject to the postulates of STR, may be a useful method to approach physics problems. As an example to show the usefulness of LT, the problem of the generalized Sagnac effect is solved by utilizing it.
arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:gr-qc/0409105 by other authors
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