Special Relativity from the Dynamical Viewpoint
Classical Physics
2015-05-08 v2
Abstract
Arguments are reviewed and extended in favor of presenting special relativity at least in part from a more mechanistic point of view. A number of generic mechanisms are catalogued and illustrated with the goal of making relativistic effects seem more natural by connecting with more elementary aspects of physics, particularly the physics of waves.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1405.3979,
title = {Special Relativity from the Dynamical Viewpoint},
author = {William M. Nelson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1405.3979},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
23 pages, revised version to be published Am. J. Phys