On the Logical Contradiction in Special Relativity and the Case for Absolute Simultaneity
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| author | Clyde, Christopher |
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| contents | <p><em>This paper demonstrates that Einstein’s synchronization convention, which assumes equal</em></p> <p><em>one-way light travel times, is not merely a definitional choice but a physical claim about the</em></p> <p><em>kinematics of light that can only hold if the frame is at rest relative to the emission and reflection</em></p> <p><em>events. This creates a logical contradiction with the principle of relativity, because the same</em></p> <p><em>kinematics that generate the relativity of simultaneity also distinguish rest from uniform motion</em></p> <p><em>in electrodynamics. The contradiction is inescapable: either the principle of relativity fails in</em></p> <p><em>electrodynamics, or the relativity of simultaneity must be abandoned. Absolute simultaneity,</em></p> <p><em>defined by the rest frame of light events, is the only consistent resolution.</em></p> |
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| spellingShingle | On the Logical Contradiction in Special Relativity and the Case for Absolute Simultaneity Clyde, Christopher <p><em>This paper demonstrates that Einstein’s synchronization convention, which assumes equal</em></p> <p><em>one-way light travel times, is not merely a definitional choice but a physical claim about the</em></p> <p><em>kinematics of light that can only hold if the frame is at rest relative to the emission and reflection</em></p> <p><em>events. This creates a logical contradiction with the principle of relativity, because the same</em></p> <p><em>kinematics that generate the relativity of simultaneity also distinguish rest from uniform motion</em></p> <p><em>in electrodynamics. The contradiction is inescapable: either the principle of relativity fails in</em></p> <p><em>electrodynamics, or the relativity of simultaneity must be abandoned. Absolute simultaneity,</em></p> <p><em>defined by the rest frame of light events, is the only consistent resolution.</em></p> |
| title | On the Logical Contradiction in Special Relativity and the Case for Absolute Simultaneity |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18348876 |