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Two Common Misconceptions about the Theory of Special Relativity
arXiv
12/21/2004
Abstract
Two common misconceptions about the theory of Special Relativity that are actively taught in textbooks are discussed. It is shown, first, that the Lorentz transformations are actually transformations of the coordinates of a photon, not the coordinates of a particle as taught by some authors. Secondly, a misconception concerning the relativistic Lagrangian is discussed. It is shown that the currently accepted formulation of the Lagrangian is missing an important constant of integration. By incorporating the missing constant of integration, the new Lagrangian directly supports the conclusions reached previously by the author concerning the mass-energy equivalence principle.
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- Title
- Two Common Misconceptions about the Theory of Special Relativity
- Resource Type
- Preprint
- Publisher
- arXiv; arXiv.org
- Format
- pdf and link
- Number of pages
- 5
- Copyright
- ©2004 by Ezzat G. Bakhoum
- Identifiers
- 99380175950506600
- Academic Unit
- Dr. Muhammad Harunur Rashid Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English