Length contraction puzzle solved?

TL;DR

This paper proposes a dynamical explanation for the length contraction phenomenon in special relativity, attributing it to forces acting on objects that preserve their rest properties, offering a new perspective on the puzzle.

Contribution

It introduces a natural dynamical explanation for length contraction based on forces that preserve rest properties, addressing the longstanding puzzle.

Findings

Length contraction can be explained by forces acting on objects.

The explanation preserves the rest properties of objects.

Provides a new dynamical perspective on special relativity phenomena.

Abstract

It is argued that the `perspectival change' of a physical object in special relativity may be given a natural dynamical explanation in terms of a change in the object under the action of certain forces in a rest properties-preserving way.