Lorentz transformation directly from the invariance of the speed of light via the addition law of parallel speeds

2007/09/14 by Bernhard Rothenstein, Rothenstein, Bernhard
Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Differential Geometry Research #Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies #FOS: Physical sciences #General Physics (physics.gen-ph) #Relativity and Gravitational Theory

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0709.2266

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Abstract

We show that starting with the addition law of parallel speeds derived as a consequence of the invariance of the speed of light, the Lorentz transformations for the space-time coordinates can be derived.

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