Discussions on Special and General Relativity Model

Year 2021, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 87 - 94, 30.11.2021

Zeki Çalışkan

https://doi.org/10.51537/chaos.936971

Abstract

In this study, the Michelson–Morley experiment and the result of this experiment (the speed of light appears to be the same in all directions) were explored. Although Lorentz gave a mathematical explanation (Lorentz transformations) for this, he did not explain the decreasing momentum with the internal motion of systems. In relation to this decreasing momentum, Einstein solved the problem mathematically by proposing that the mass of the systems increases with the movement of systems (moving mass). We will study this process in a chronological order below. Our primary purpose in this study is to open a platform for discussion by asking questions about the changes in moving systems, as suggested by Lorentz and Einstein (length contraction and mass increase of the object), and to propose a different relativity model by presenting our suggestions and opinions in relation to these discussions.

Keywords

Michelson-Morley experiment, special and general relativity, Lorentz transformations, Moving mass

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