2015•viXraRequires access
The Speeds of Light in the Theories of Lorentz and Einstein
Rodrigo de Abreu
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Abstract
The traditional presentation of special relativity is made from a rupture with previous ideas, such as the notion of absolute motion, emphasizing the antagonism of the Lorentz’s views and Einstein’s ideas. However, a weaker formulation of the postulates allows to recover all the results from Einstein’s special relativity and reveals that both viewpoints are merely different perspectives of one and the same theory.