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Tale of Two Special Relativity Theories

Author:

Wells, Randy

Category:

Research Papers

Sub-Category:

Relativity Theory

Language:

English

Date Published:

June 1, 2026

File:

/Research Papers-Relativity Theory/Download/10565

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Keywords:

Galilean transformation, Lorentz transformation, twin paradox, simultaneity, Lorentzian special relativity, Einsteinian special relativity, speed of light variance

Abstract:

My previous article (Wells 2026) concluded with the controversial debate among physicists between relativistic interpretations of the interferometer experiments conducted in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. We must consider the possibility that they need not be mutually exclusive. Lorentz believed that it was a relativistic contraction that masked most of the ether velocity in the measurements and that there is a preferred frame in which the ether resides. He also believed that there is a physical deformation at the atomic level due to the force of the ether medium (now known a quantum vacuum energy). Einstein dismissed the need for ether and attributed the contraction to be due to his imposed constancy of speed of light principle, regardless of the reference frame in which it is measured. He also assumed there is no preferred reference frame. Such are the main premises behind his special theory of relativity, STR. In this article, I describe at an introductory level, these two forms of special relativity with an attempt to provide a fair comparison and contrast between them. Also provided are comments related to the potential impact of a much higher speed of light compared to what is currently measured.

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