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    The Wave Basis of Special Relativity

    By Robert Close

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    This book explains not only how Special Relativity (SR) works, but also WHY it works. SR does not require the postulates you will find in other books. Instead, the laws of SR can be deduced from the experimental observation that matter behaves like waves (see the animation “Underwater Relativity”). The Lorentz transformations apply to measurements made with waves even if those waves propagate in ordinary Galilean space-time. That is why Lorentz-invariant equations derived from classical models are consistent with SR. Examples include MacCullagh’s equation for light waves and Maxwell’s equations for electromagnetism.
    This book utilizes a simplified model of matter consisting of waves propagating in circles in order to explain how physical quantities transform due to relative motion. The straightforward logic and elegance of this approach is a pleasant alternative to the usual plug-and-chug presentation of relativity.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVerum Versa
    Release dateMar 31, 2014
    ISBN9780983778127
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      I have read countless books and papers on the subject, and this is the only one that is able to actually explain how this works so that it makes sense. Yes, there are many crackpots out there unfortuntely (I have encountered many), but this is real. I strongly encourage you to read this book and and also all the other papers and books that he wrote, and you will be glad you did!