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A derivation of the Lorentz transformation based on frequency standards

A. A. Denisov^a, E. Sh. Teplitsky<sup>b

a</sup> State Institute for Standartization, Metrology and Certification of the Scientific and Industrial Association ISARI
^b Physics Department, I. Dzhavakhishvili Tbilisi State University

Abstract: The physical meaning of the Lorentz transformations is explained by deriving them (and the corresponding pseudo-Euclidean geometry) as transformations on a set of physical observables (or 'information space') obtained by observers in inertial reference frames equipped with frequency (i.e., unified time–length) standards.

PACS: 03.30.+p

Received: August 15, 2005
Revised: November 9, 2005

DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0176.200608e.0857

 English version: Physics–Uspekhi, 2006, 49:8, 831–836

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