Physics of Aberration rather than Special Relativity

Abstract

A phenomenological explanation is presented for the physics of aberration, which is in contrast with special relativity physics. The effect of relativity is identified with an effect due to the velocity of observation being affected by the velocity of a moving particle. In contrast with the currently accepted view, it is demonstrated that the classical concepts of time and simultaneity are natural for describing relativistic phenomena.

First draft in 1985, Physics Essays in 1997, Appendix in 2011, Final paper in 2018