Lorentz transformations from the first postulate
Abstract
We present in this paper a derivation of the Lorentz transformation by invoking the principle of relativity alone, without resorting to the a priori assumption of the existence of a universal limiting velocity. Such a velocity is shown to be a necessary consequence of the first postulate, and the fact that it is not infinite is borne out by experiment.
- Publication:
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American Journal of Physics
- Pub Date:
- May 1975
- DOI:
- 10.1119/1.9807
- Bibcode:
- 1975AmJPh..43..434L
- Keywords:
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- 03.30.+p;
- Special relativity