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: Received: 24 May 2023 / Approved: 25 May 2023 / Online: 25 May 2023 (10:01:10 CEST)
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Yamashita, T. Theoretical evidence for principles of special relativity based on isotropic and uniform four-dimensional space. Preprints2023, 2023051785. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.1785.v1
Yamashita, T. Theoretical evidence for principles of special relativity based on isotropic and uniform four-dimensional space. Preprints 2023, 2023051785. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.1785.v1
Yamashita, T. Theoretical evidence for principles of special relativity based on isotropic and uniform four-dimensional space. Preprints2023, 2023051785. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.1785.v1
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Yamashita, T. (2023). Theoretical evidence for principles of special relativity based on isotropic and uniform four-dimensional space. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.1785.v1
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Yamashita, T. 2023 "Theoretical evidence for principles of special relativity based on isotropic and uniform four-dimensional space" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.1785.v1
Abstract
The theory of special relativity has reexamined and reconstructed the concepts of space and time, which are indispensable for describing physical laws, consequently instigating a major revolution in physics in general. Although the correctness of the special theory of relativity has been con-firmed by many observations and experiments, it is unclear why the "principle of relativity" and the "principle of the constant speed of light," which form the basis of the idea, are valid. Moreo-ver, although special relativity has advanced our understanding of time, our understanding of the fundamental question, "What is time?" is still limited. The theory of special relativity regards space as a four-dimensional construct consisting of one-dimensional time and three-dimensional space. This paper proposes an alternative framework, wherein real space is uniform and isotropic four-dimensional space, and elementary particles are waves that propagate through this four-dimensional space at a constant speed. This new perspective provides evidence to support two of Einstein’s key principles—the "principle of relativity" and the "principle of the constant speed of light." Furthermore, this model clarifies what time is and why time flows at a constant rate from the past to the future.
Keywords
constant speed of light; isotropic and uniform four-dimensional space; Lorentz transformation; principle of relativity; rotational transformation; special relativity
Subject
Physical Sciences, Theoretical Physics
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