3 citations · 5 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for
3 papers
physics.class-ph2014
Special Relativity from the Dynamical Viewpoint
William M. Nelson
Arguments are reviewed and extended in favor of presenting special relativity at least in part from a more mechanistic point of view. A number of generic mechanisms are catalogued…
physics.class-ph2013★ 2 cited
A Wave-centric View of Special Relativity
William M. Nelson
An approach to special relativity is outlined which emphasizes the wave and field mechanisms which physically produce the relativistic effects, with the goal of making them seem mo…
physics.class-ph2013★ 3 cited
On Back-reaction in Special Relativity
William M. Nelson
Back-reaction of fields plays an important role in the generation of particle masses and the mass-energy equivalence of special relativity, but the most natural demonstrations usin…