The physical meaning of synchronization and simultaneity in Special Relativity
Rodrigo de Abreu
TL;DR
This paper reevaluates the concepts of synchronization and simultaneity in Special Relativity, proposing that simultaneity is absolute based on a new synchronization criterion derived from Einstein's original arguments.
Contribution
It introduces a new criterion for synchronization that challenges the conventional relativity of simultaneity in Einstein's Special Relativity.
Findings
Proposes an alternative synchronization criterion.
Concludes that simultaneity is absolute under the new criterion.
Reinterprets Einstein's original arguments on synchronization.
Abstract
Based on two previous papers, the physical meaning of synchronization and simultaneity as is presented in Einstein's Special Relativity paper of 1905 is reconsidered. We follow Einstein's argumentation to introduce a criterium of synchronization and for the same arguments we arrive at a different criterium for synchronization. From that we conclude that simultaneity is absolute.
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TopicsRelativity and Gravitational Theory · Cosmology and Gravitation Theories · Biofield Effects and Biophysics