I am genuinely interested in opinions on this to support or abandon my study, draft report of which is published in my ResearchGate page.
Relative simultaneity is a landmark outcome of Special Theory of Relativity (STR). This seems to be interpreted as if relatively moving systems have their own temporal realities. This makes the concept the future and the past rather fuzzy. More importantly it seems that the abstract mathematical concept of space-time is elevated to the ontological level which allows to say that future and past equally exist thereby not ruling out the travel from one to another (whatever it means).
My studies indicate that relative simultaneity is only an apparent effect of clock synchronisation method by light signals.
This is not to say that STR presents a invalid view of the reality, but rather that its interpretations may be misguided.
Einstein clock synchronisation has effects similar to a certain degree to those after synchronising clocks using different criteria - according to the apparent angular positon of the sun (i.e. time zones on Earth).
One could transform classic mechanics equations where time becomes a linear function of longitude over a selected slice of the globe and have bizarre yet true descriptions of physical processes following Newtonian dynamics.
In SR, moving frames have their own temporal realities. According to SR, time passes slower in relatively moving frames; and this time deformation is not merely apparent; e.g., a twin returning from a journey at a relativistic speed will be physically younger than his twin brother, and a clock loses actual time as it travels on a fast moving shuttle. But, following several studies on the mathematical derivation and interpretation of the SR space-time transformation, some basic errors and misconceptions have been identified, refuting the tenability of all SR predictions. Your conclusion that “relative simultaneity is only an apparent effect of clock synchronization method by light signals” is absolutely correct, and can be arrived at through a classical approach, without the absurd assumption of the light speed invariance.
In regard to your agreement with the SR time dilation for being no more or less strange than the aging and reproduction of microorganisms at different rates in different environments, I like your analogy, but , although the microorganisms in the cold and warm environment are “aging” at different rates, always the same time intervals elapse in both environments; the aging process is faster in the warm environment, so they get “older” during equal time intervals. However, in SR time dilation, the analogy would be like they have the same “aging” rate, but they experience different relative time durations!
So, in the twin paradox, it’s not that the aging rate is different for the twins; they are aging at the same rate, but different relative time is elapsing in their frames!
Thank you Radwan for your response.
You seem to agree that relative simultaneity is only apparent, which is based on considerations other than the STR.
It is always good to see when multiple views converge on the same thing however in my approach I have decided not to depart from the STR but adhere to its simple mathematical representation and I am finding that nothing in this theory compels me to see multiple time realities. The explanation of simultaneous co existing clocks being synchronised differently and running different rate in the same time reality is fully justified.
Multiple time realities however can be believed to (it is the predominant belief) equally. This is however at the expense of violation of common temporal logic.
When it comes to aging at different time rates yet always the same time intervals, my position is that I cannot see a master time to be omnipresent and flowing. There are objects changing and they can be used as clocks. The states of identical objects (if any) can get out of sync for multiple reasons, and acquiring a different velocity can be one of them.
Once again, I appreciate your comment.
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