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A Reexamination of the Lorentz Transformation

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Scientific Paper
TitleA Reexamination of the Lorentz Transformation
Author(s)Shao-Zhi Xu, Xiang-Qun Xu
KeywordsLorentz transformation, Special Relativity, Lorentz-invariant form
Published1992
JournalGalilean Electrodynamics
Volume3
Number1
Pages5-8

Abstract

Using a new form of linear transformation comparable to and including the Lorentz transformation, it is shown that, ceteris paribus, there is an infinity of forms of linear transformations comparable to the Lorentz transformation. In addition, an unsuspected flaw is revealed, namely that the so-called "Lorentz-invariant form" is incompatible with the postulates of the Special Relativity Theory (SRT). This throws strong doubt on the validity of the SRT.