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While the Lorentz group serves as the basic language for Einstein's special theory of relativity, it is turning out to be the basic mathematical instrument in optical sciences, particularly in ray optics and polarization optics. The beam…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2012-04-24 S. Baskal , Y. S. Kim

The introduction of General Relativity (GR) in 1915 revolutionized our understanding of gravity, but over time, its limitations in explaining phenomena like dark energy, dark matter, and quantum gravity have motivated alternative theories.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-07-08 N. S. Kavya

We present a basics of the Einstein General Theory of Relativity. In the first part of this review we derive relations of Riemann geometry which are used in the General Relativity. In the second part we discuss Einstein Equations and some…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-10-23 S. M. Bilenky

A deformation of special relativity based on a dispersion relation with an energy independent speed of light and a symmetry between positive and negative energy states is proposed. The deformed Lorentz transformations, generators and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Clemens Heuson

The speed of light is usually taken as one of the fundamental constants. String, and field, theories appear to require the altercation of this constant into a functional form $E(m,c)$ which is not $E=mc^2$. The analysis requires the…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Gordon Chalmers

The theory of gravitation field within the special theory of relativity is analyzed.

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Marije Ljolje

The transformation of space-time $x_{\mu}$ and ${x_{\mu}}^{\prime}$ in the two inertial reference frames $\sum$ and ${\sum}^{\prime}$ in which their relative velocity is less than light speed, and the relation of a particle mass $m$ with…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-09-06 X. Y. Wu , Xin-guo Yin , Yi-Qing Guo , Xin-Song Wang

Henri Poincare's work on mathematical features of the Lorentz transformations was an important precursor to the development of special relativity. In this paper I compare the approaches taken by Poincare and Einstein, aiming to come to an…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2011-12-15 Emily Adlam

This year marks the hundredth anniversary of Einstein's 1915 landmark paper "Die Feldgleichungen der Gravitation" in which the field equations of general relativity were correctly formulated for the first time, thus rendering general…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-02-03 Martin Bucher , Wei-Tou Ni

It is well-known that the gravitational force can be obtained by gauging the Lorentz group, which puts gravity on the same footing as the Standard Model fields. The resulting theory - Einstein-Cartan gravity - has several crucial…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-06-16 Mikhail Shaposhnikov

For the special theory of relativity, the normalization problem is formulated as the question how observers in constant relative motion may reach an agreement on space and time scales. As the normalization problem does not receive a…

Classical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Franz-Guenter Winkler

The Euclidean interpretation of special relativity which has been suggested by the author is a formulation of special relativity in ordinary 4D Euclidean space-time geometry. The natural and geometrically intuitive generalization of this…

General Physics · Physics 2011-01-04 Franz-Guenter Winkler

A semantic adjustment to what physicists mean by the terms `special relativity' and `general relativity' is suggested, which prompts a conceptual shift to a more unified perspective on physics governed by the Poincar\'e group and physics…

General Physics · Physics 2023-08-29 Christian Y. Cardall

In this work, we demonstrate explicitly the unified nature of electric and magnetic fields, from the principles of special relativity and Lorentz transformations of the electromagnetic field tensor. Using an operational approach we…

General Physics · Physics 2023-11-09 Thales B. S. F. Rodrigues , B. F. Rizzuti

Besides two fundamental postulates, (i) the principle of relativity and (ii) the constancy of the speed of light in all inertial frames of reference, special relativity uses the assumption about the Euclidean structures of gravity-free…

General Physics · Physics 2015-06-26 Jian-Miin Liu

We review the topic of 4D Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity, which has been the subject of considerable interest over the past two years. Our review begins with a general introduction to Lovelock's theorem, and the subject of Gauss-Bonnet terms…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-03-14 Pedro G. S. Fernandes , Pedro Carrilho , Timothy Clifton , David J. Mulryne

The numerous ways of introducing spatial gravitational forces are fit together in a single framework enabling their interrelationships to be clarified. This framework is then used to treat the ``acceleration equals force" equation and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-25 Robert T. Jantzen , Paolo Carini , Donato Bini

The new local group LB1 introduced previously will be studied and reviewed in detail, depicting its unique nature that makes it a new group in fundamental physics. It will be made clear that even though most of its elements are Lorentz…

General Physics · Physics 2025-10-07 Alcides Garat

In this introductory review article, we explore the special relativistic equations of particle motions and the consequent derivation of Einstein's famous formula $E=mc^2$. Next, we study the special relativistic electromagnetic field…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Das , A. DeBenedictis , S. Kloster , N. Tariq

We introduce the theory of thermodynamic relativity, a unified framework for describing both entropies and velocities, and their respective disciplines of thermodynamics and kinematics, which share a surprisingly identical description with…

General Physics · Physics 2024-10-14 George Livadiotis , David J. McComas