Lorentz Contraction
| Scientific Paper | |
|---|---|
| Title | Lorentz Contraction |
| Author(s) | Tom Van Flandern |
| Keywords | Lorentz contraction, lack of remote simultaneity |
| Published | 2003 |
| Journal | Apeiron |
| Volume | 10 |
| Number | 4 |
| Pages | 7 |
Abstract
Lorentz contraction is not a change in the physical length of rods or meter sticks. Rather, it is an illusion introduced in special relativity by the lack of remote simultaneity. In Lorentzian relativity, elysium is entrained, so the need for a Lorentz contraction vanishes.