On an Optical Paradox: Theory and Experiment
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<p class="1Body">Special Relativity Theory (SRT) is from time to time subject to critical assaults. There are several logically deduced discrepancies inherent in SRT (paradoxes) which demand a scrupulous examination. In this paper a new thought experiment, including two frames of reference is presented. Two trains are hurtling in opposite directions past one another in a symmetrical manner, but substantially asymmetrical events occur. This consideration leads to a contradiction in the notion of “relativity of simultaneity” – the basic tenet of SRT.</p>
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1966 ◽
Vol 9
(3)
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pp. 405-413
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1966 ◽
Vol 1
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pp. 248-270
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2000 ◽
Vol 55
(6-7)
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pp. 563-569
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