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Title: The Wave Basis of Special Relativity Author: Robert A. Close Description: This book offers a simple, intuitive explanation of special relativity. Rather than merely describing the implications of Einstein's postulates, the consequences of special relativity are derived from the wavelike behavior of matter, which is consistent with ordinary physical processes in Galilean spacetime. First, we show that relatively moving observers who make time and distance measurements using waves will find that their measurements are related by the Lorentz transformations. Second, we use a simple model of matter consisting of waves propagating in circles in order to explain how other physical quantities transform due to relative motion. Our interpretation of SR as a property of wave measurements in Galilean space-time implies that matter should have other wave-like properties. These include the uncertainty principle, left-right asymmetry of matter and anti-matter, and diffraction of electrons and other particles. In contrast, the usual interpretation of SR as a geometrical property of space-time provides no additional constraints on the nature of matter. Hence our interpretation is not only simpler, it is also more predictive than the conventional interpretation.
Paperback Second Edition available at Lulu. Pending at other sites. Ebook First Edition available at Lulu.com, iBookstore, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo. About the Author: Dr. Robert Close earned a BS in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a PhD in physics from the University of California at Berkeley. He is currently retired from teaching at Clark College and Washington State University. He has published many scientific articles in the fields of plasma physics, medical imaging, and fundamental physics. His recent research, found here and at www.classicalmatter.org, offers a new paradigm for understanding modern physics based on simple mechanistic processes rather than the usual potpourri of postulates and empirical findings. Notable discoveries include simple classical physics interpretations of spin angular momentum and the quantum mechanical Dirac equation. |
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Title: Circulating Wave Model of Special Relativity Author: Robert A. Close Description: Transparency sheets that roll up into a model of circulating waves. The model demonstrates relativistic frequency shift, time dilation, and length contraction. Includes a sample lab activity. |
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Title: The Classical Wave Theory of Matter Author: Robert A. Close Description: This book investigates the possibility of a classical, mechanistic interpretation of modern physics. The laws of Special Relativity are derived from the wave nature of matter rather than from Einstein's postulates. A Dirac equation is derived from the simple model of an elastic solid aether rather than simply being postulated as a plausible relativistic wave equation. Quantum mechanical operators and wave correlations are also derived. Gravity is interpreted as wave refraction, consistent with the General Relativity result that a gravitational potential represents a variation in the speed of light. Price: Free Download (pdf format)* *This book is a draft. Please send suggested improvements to the author at robert.close@classicalmatter.org.
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