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Interpretation of relativistic, transverse, and longitudinal mass using the Lorentz transformation of reference time: Explanation of time dilation via spherical light clock

Masanori Sato

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An interpretation of the inertial mass increase due to an object's velocity which is derived from the theory of special relativity is discussed. A Lorentz transformation of the reference time causes the inertial mass increase. It is assumed that the real physical phenomenon that occurs is an expansion of the reference time by a Lorentz transformation (that is, a dilation of time). Only the reference time is assumed to be variant, which causes relativistic mass. Time dilation is real. Relativistic mass originates in a Lorentz transformation of reference time.

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An interpretation of the inertial mass increase due to an object's velocity which is derived from the theory of special relativity is discussed. A Lorentz transformation of the reference time causes the inertial mass increase. It is assumed that the real physical phenomenon that occurs is an expansion of the reference time by a Lorentz transformation (that is, a dilation of time). Only the reference time is assumed to be variant, which causes relativistic mass. Time dilation is real. Relativistic mass originates in a Lorentz transformation of reference time.

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An interpretation of the inertial mass increase due to an object's velocity which is derived from the theory of special relativity is discussed. A Lorentz transformation of the reference time causes the inertial mass increase. It is assumed that the real physical phenomenon that occurs is an expansion of the reference time by a Lorentz transformation (that is, a dilation of time). Only the reference time is assumed to be variant, which causes relativistic mass. Time dilation is real. Relativistic mass originates in a Lorentz transformation of reference time.

Key concepts: Time dilation, Lorentz transformation, Inertial frame of reference, Twin paradox, Physics, Length contraction, Theory of relativity, Classical mechanics

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