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Phenomenological Explanation of Special Relativity
Yong Gwan Yi
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Abstract
Based upon the aberration of starlight, an attempt is made to explain the experimental facts of importance concerning the special theory of relativity. Physics, rather than mathematics, is the center of attention in this attempt. It is discussed that the classical concepts of time and the velocity of light, in contrast to the currently accepted view, are more natural for describing special relativity physics. 1