01 January 1970 83 6K Report

Special Relativity follows from the Lorentz transformation which is rigorously derived from the two following postulates:

  • The laws of physics are identical in all inertial frames of reference.
  • The speed of light in a vacuum is the same for all inertial observers, regardless of the motion of the source or the observer.
  • Not a single experiment in the last 120 years has ever faulted these postulates. As a result, any anti-relativist who wants to claim that Special Relativity is wrong must be able to fault the Lorentz transformation.

    CHALLENGE

    I challenge anyone to point out a single mistake in this rigorous mathematical derivation of the Lorentz transformation, which does not involve more than 8th grade math and which can easily be understood by 13-years-old kids: https://youtu.be/6N2mH3-khUg

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