Volume 27: Pages 191-197, 2014
Velocity addition laws which can coexist with the velocity addition law in the special theory of relativity
Koshun Sutoa)
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The only velocity addition law currently regarded as correct is that for the special theory of relativity. However, this paper concludes that there is a justification for the existence of velocity addition laws derived from the standpoint of Lorentz, who had doubts about the special theory of relativity. The velocity addition laws presented in this paper are not new, and are equations which are easy to understand in terms of common sense. Aside from the velocity addition law in the special theory of relativity, there are also velocity addition laws which match experimental results.
La seule loi d'addition des vitesses actuellement considérée comme correcte est celle de la théorie de la relativité restreinte. Toutefois, cet article conclut qu'il existe une justification de l'existence de lois d'addition des vitesses obtenues d'après le point de vue de Lorentz, qui avait des doutes quant à la théorie de la relativité restreinte. Les lois d'addition des vitesses présentées dans cet article ne sont pas nouvelles, et les équations qui les expriment sont faciles à comprendre en termes intuitifs. Outre la loi d'addition des vitesses de la théorie de la relativité restreinte, il existe donc des lois d'addition des vitesses en accord avec les résultats expérimentaux.
Key words: Special Theory of Relativity; Velocity Addition Law; Einstein; Lorentz.
Received: April 15, 2013; Accepted: March 30, 2014; Published Online: April 24, 2014
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