The missing lines of calculations in Einstein's derivation of the Lorentz transformation

被引：1
作者：
Gluckman, Albert G. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Maryland, Inst Phys Sci & Technol, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
来源：
PHYSICS ESSAYS | 2008年 / 21卷 / 04期
关键词：
Lorentz Transformation; Einstein Time Transformation Derivation; Special Relativity Coordinate Transformations; Contraction Factor Derivation Following Einstein; Retracing the Methods Used by Einstein; Einstein's 1905 Differential Equation Derivation with Time tau Solution; Taylor Series Role in Einstein's Derivation of Lorentz Transformation; Special Relativity; Uniform Motion Transformation; Einstein's Use of Moving Mirror Light Reflection and Clocks;
D O I：
10.4006/1.3037147
中图分类号：
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号：
0702 ;
摘要：
The answer to the question of exactly how the young Einstein derived his coordinate transformations is the subject of this study. Surprisingly, much had been omitted in the publication of his first work on special relativity in which he first develops a partial differential equation whose solution is the tau time coordinate transformation, where tau = tau(x', t), and x' = x-vt. He used this tau function to find the xi coordinate transformation where xi = c tau. (C) 2008 Physics Essays Publication.
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页数：3
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