A brief and transparent derivation of the Lorentz-Einstein transformations via thought experiments
General Physics
2008-12-02 v1
Abstract
Starting with a thought experiment proposed by Kard, which derives the formula that accounts for the relativistic effect of length contraction, we present a "two line" transparent derivation of the Lorentz-Einstein transformations for the space-time coordinates of the same event. Our derivation make uses of Einstein's clock synchronization procedure
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0602054,
title = {A brief and transparent derivation of the Lorentz-Einstein transformations via thought experiments},
author = {Bernhard Rothenstein and Stefan Popescu and George J. Spix},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0602054},
year = {2008}
}