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Simultaneity and Synchronization by Rods in Relativity as a Simple Geometry Problem

de Abreu, Rodrigo — 2021

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Authors:

de Abreu, Rodrigo (Rodrigo Teixeira Dias de Abreu)

Published in

03/31/2021

Abstract

In this paper it is reconsidered the physical meaning of the one-way speed of light, that has also been addressed in other recent papers, complemented with a simple geometric approach. Usually in the standard Special Relativity what is considered is the Einstein one-way speed of light that has been introduced by Einstein in the 1905 article “by definition”. In the standard interpretation the one-way speed of light is not considered since the Einstein speed of light is considered the speed of light. However, in our previous work we have shown that this is a terminological confusion. Now we explain why this is so with a very simple geometric Pythagorean approach that complement recent papers about the same subject. With this approach the measurement of the one-way speed of light and the solution of the conventionality of simultaneity and synchronization controversy is addressed. This proposed formulation is based on the existence of a gap of “synchronizations” with a rod that standard formulation is unable to detect.

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AO - Author's Original

First page or article number

1

Last page

27

Fields of Science and Technology (FOS)

physical-sciences - Physical sciences

Keywords

  • Simultaneity
  • Synchronization
  • by Rods
  • Relativity
  • Simple Geometry Problem

Publication language (ISO code)

eng - English

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Open access

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CC-BY - CC-BY