Concepts of relative velocity
Por:
Oziewicz Z., Page W.S.
Publicada:
1 ene 2011
Categoría:
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
Resumen:
The central concept of the theory of relativity is the relativity of velocity. The velocity of a material body is not an intrinsic property of the body; it depends on a free choice of reference system. Relative velocity is thus reference-dependent, it is not an absolute concept. We stress that even zero-velocity must be relative. Every reference system possesses its own zero-velocity relative only to that particular reference system. Does the theory of relativity formulated in terms of relative velocities, with many zero-velocities, imply the Lorentz isometry group? We discuss the many relative spaces of Galileo and Poincaré, as quotient spaces. © Electronic Journal of Theoretical Physics.
Filiaciones:
Oziewicz Z.:
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Cuautitlán, Apartado Postal # 25, Cuautitlán Izcalli, Estado de México, Mexico
Page W.S.:
1219 Thousand Islands Parkway, Mallorytown, ON, Canada
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