Some Paradoxes in Special Relativity

Details Some Paradoxes in Special Relativity Some Paradoxes in Special Relativity

2009-02-12

arxiv.org/abs/0902.2032v2

Adv in Appl. Clif. Alg. V21(1), 103-119(2011)

Physics

General Physics

19 pages, 1 figures

Scientific paper

10.1007/s00006-010-0244-6

The special theory of relativity is the foundation of modern physics, but its unusual postulate of invariant vacuum speed of light results in a number of plausible paradoxes. This situation leads to radical criticisms and suspicions against the theory of relativity. In this paper, from the perspective that the relativity is nothing but a geometry, we give a uniform resolution to some famous and typical paradoxes such as the ladder paradox, the Ehrenfest's rotational disc paradox. The discussion shows that all the paradoxes are caused by misinterpretation of concepts. We misused the global simultaneity and the principle of relativity. As a geometry of Minkowski space-time, special relativity can never result in a logical contradiction.

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