A map between Galilean relativity and special relativity
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2014-01-16 v1 Classical Physics
Abstract
A map is discussed that connects, in 1+1 dimensions, Galilei's relativity to Einstein's special relativity. By means of this map it is possible to derive special-relativistic formulas from the corresponding Galilean ones. Beyond being interesting on its own, this map is also significant with respect to a recent debate on the extension of relativistic symmetries to the Planck scale (especially in the framework of the so-called doubly special relativity). The map in fact provides an explicit example of how can be misleading to interpret a mathematical correspondence between two relativity schemes as an argument in favor of their physical equivalence.
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@article{arxiv.1401.1398,
title = {A map between Galilean relativity and special relativity},
author = {Gianluca Mandanici},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.1398},
year = {2014}
}
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