Space-time attributes of physical objects and the laws of space-time physics
General Physics
2008-09-25 v1
Abstract
Physical time intervals are attributes of single physical object whereas physical space intervals are a relational attribute of two physical objects. Some consequences of the breaking of the space-time exchange symmetry inherent in the Lorentz transformation following from the above distinction are investigated. In particular, it is shown that the relativity of simultaneity and length contraction effects which naively follow from space-time symmetry of the Lorentz transformation do not occur. Seven laws describing the relation between observations of space intervals, time intervals and velocities in different reference frames are given. Only two of these laws are respected by conventional special relativity theory.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0809.4121,
title = {Space-time attributes of physical objects and the laws of space-time physics},
author = {J. H. Field},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.4121},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
15 pages, 2 figures