The Lorentz-invariant vacuum medium

Michael A. Shupe

doi:10.1119/1.14094

The Lorentz-invariant vacuum medium

Michael A. Shupe

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Abstract

In teaching courses on special relativity, we should take care to emphasize that experiments done to date are tests of Lorentz invariance up to the momenta accessible to modern equipment. Specifically, these experiments do not verify the two postulates of special relativity. There is still the possibility that space is permeated by a medium which supports the propagation of particles, and that this medium will eventually be detected.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	122-127
Number of pages	6
Journal	American Journal of Physics
Volume	53
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1119/1.14094
State	Published - Feb 1985
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

COORDINATES
LORENTZ INVARIANCE
LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS
RELATIVITY THEORY
TESTING

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General Physics and Astronomy

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