On the concept of simultaneity in relativity
arXiv:2603.18100 · doi:10.1007/s10773-026-06285-6
Abstract
In this comment, we demonstrate that the claim by Spavieri et al., asserting that Wang et al.'s interferometric experiment disproves the special theory of relativity by revealing that simultaneity must be an absolute concept independent of the observer's state of motion, is based on circular reasoning and therefore constitutes a logical fallacy.
This article was published as a comment in the International Journal of Theoretical Physics
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