On the invariance of the speed of light
Popular Physics
2011-11-29 v1
Abstract
The invariance of the speed of light in all inertial frames - the second postulate of special theory of relativity (STR) - is shown to be an inevitable consequence of the relativity principle of special theory of relativity taken in conjunction with the homogeneity of space and time in all inertial frames, i.e., the 1st postulate of STR. The new approach presented here renders the learning of special theory of relativity logically simpler, as it makes use of only one postulate.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1111.6516,
title = {On the invariance of the speed of light},
author = {Harihar Behera and Gautam Mukhopadhyay},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.6516},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
4 pages, no figure. The link to the published version: http://physics.unipune.ernet.in/~phyed/24.3/24.3_Behera.pdf