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Complete Lorentz transformation of a charge-current density
Jerrold Franklin
It is generally assumed in the literature that a Lorentz transformation on a neutral current loop results in a moving current loop with a nonvanishing charge distribution and an el…
The 'Sears paradox'
Jerrold Franklin
We resolve a paradox in special relativity proposed by F. W. Sears for the action of forces on a rigid body. In the paradox, a moving rigid rod is struck at different times by impu…
The electromagnetic momentum of static charge-current distributions
Jerrold Franklin
The origin of electromagnetic momentum for general static charge-current distributions is examined. The electromagnetic momentum for static electromagnetic fields is derived by imp…
Superluminal neutrinos
Jerrold Franklin
The superluminal propagation of neutrinos observed by the OPERA collaboration can be explained by an energy dependent potential for the neutrino beam in passage through the Earth.
Comment on 'Frozen time in hyperbolic spacetime motion'
Jerrold Franklin
We show that the conclusion in version 3 of the paper 'Frozen time in hyperbolic spacetime motion' that time does not move in a spaceship undergoing hyperbolic motion is wrong beca…
Rigid body motion in special relativity
Jerrold Franklin
We study the acceleration and collisions of rigid bodies in special relativity. After a brief historical review, we give a physical definition of the term `rigid body' in relativis…