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Tests of Special Relativity

Authors :
Johann Rafelski
Source :
Modern Special Relativity ISBN: 9783030543518, Relativity Matters ISBN: 9783319512303
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Springer International Publishing, 2022.

Abstract

With the mass-energy \(m=E(v=0)/c^{2}\) relation, all pivotal properties of special relativity have been now derived and we consider the related status of SR tests. 1) There are direct tests exploring i) the speed of light in different context, ii) the time dilation, iii) the body contraction, and iv) mass-energy relation. 2) The Michelson-Morley experiment tests indirectly body-contraction and more generally the relativity principle and aether properties. 3) Another family of tests addresses the verification of the Lorentz coordinate transformation. 4) We describe the Doppler effect tests which test relativity per se. We close with a discussion of time and how it is different from space.

Details

ISBN :
978-3-030-54351-8
978-3-319-51230-3
ISBNs :
9783030543518 and 9783319512303
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Modern Special Relativity ISBN: 9783030543518, Relativity Matters ISBN: 9783319512303
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....5e7550abb4e1d40bcd023acfac6035a6