Lorentz contraction and dimensionality of reality
Petkov, Vesselin (2002) Lorentz contraction and dimensionality of reality.
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Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to show that the Lorentz contraction of a rod is possible only if the rod’s world path is a real four-dimensional object. This result demonstrates that special relativity does require reality at the microscopic level to be a four-dimensional world represented by Minkowski spacetime.
| Keywords: | Lorentz contraction, Minkowski spacetime. |
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| Subjects: | Specific Sciences: Physics Specific Sciences: Physics: Relativity Theory |
| ID Code: | 715 |
| Deposited By: | Petkov, Vesselin |
| Deposited On: | 18 August 2002 |
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