the only justification for the einstein velocity addition law appeared to be its empirical adequacy, so that the intrinsic beauty and harmony in einstein addition remained for a long time a mystery to be conquered. accordingly, the aim of this expository article is to present (i) the einstein relativistic vector addition, (ii) the resulting einstein scalar multiplication, (iii) the einstein rel...

the only justification for the einstein velocity addition law appeared to be its empirical adequacy, so that the intrinsic beauty and harmony in einstein addition remained for a long timea mystery to be conquered. accordingly, the aim of this expository article is to present(i) the einstein relativistic vector addition,(ii) the resulting einstein scalar multiplication,(iii) the einstein relativ...

References 43 Index 45 ii Preface For me, the wonder of special relativity lies in its successful prediction of interesting and very nonintuitive phenomena from simple arguments with simple premises. These notes have three (perhaps ambitious) aims: (a) to introduce undergraduates to special relativity from its founding principle to its varied consequences, (b) to serve as a reference for those ...

Inertial frames are frames related by a constant velocity along any axis. An object is at rest in an inertial frame when its position in space does not change with time. We consider two inertial frames: the 26-100 (S) frame in which we are at rest and the Space Shuttle frame (S ′) which moves relative to S with a velocity u along the x axis and in which the Shuttle is at rest. Newton postulated...