Relativity and Cosmology

   

Contradicting Implications of Special Relativity

Authors: Laszlo G. Meszaros

Despite of the general acceptance of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity (STR) and its alleged experimental support, the relation to reality of its implications (such as length contraction and time dilation, for instance) still seems obscure. Here, a simple thought-experiment is put forward, which illustrates that relativistic length contraction, if not considered only illusory, contradicts the law of energy conservation and even the principle of relativity, one of the postulates the STR is based upon. It is also shown that length contraction, if real, should make a chemical clock tick faster, instead of slower as predicted by the STR. Stimulating discussions on the true merit of the STR are thus called for.

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