Allen I. Janis
Abstract
Starting with a careful analysis of the thought experiment known as Einstein’s train, it is shown how some basic results of special relativistic kinematics can be understood, both qualitatively and quantitatively, in terms of the relativity of simultaneity.
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Starting with a careful analysis of the thought experiment known as Einstein’s train, it is shown how some basic results of special relativistic kinematics can be understood, both qualitatively and quantitatively, in terms of the relativity of simultaneity.
Key concepts: Physics, Kinematics, Simultaneity, Special relativity, Theory of relativity, Classical mechanics, Einstein, Relativistic mechanics