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E = γmc2
I2 = (ct)2 – x2 = (ct´)2 – x´2 =…
NM: Vwrt x=0 = (x´/t) = (x´/I)c
SRT: vwrt x=0=(x´/t´)=(x´/H)c
NM: Vwrt* = (H/t) = (c´t)/t = c´
SRT: vwrt * = (H/t´) = (ct´/t´) = c
Consider just two quantities, x´ , the distance an object has traveled, and I , the distance a light flash has traveled during the same time t at speed c . We will assume that they both started out at x=0. Let’s play with these.
Let x´2 + I2 = H´2 ; I2 = H´2 – x´2 ; I2/t2 = H´2/t2 – x´2/t2
Let x´>0; I>0. Therefore, H´>I
γ2 = (ct´)2/I2= (H´/I)2 =H´2/(H´2–x´2)=1/1–(x´/H´)2
= 1/1–(x´/ct´)2 = 1/1–(v/c)2
γ = [1/(1–(v/c)2)]½ = (H´/I) = (ct´)/I
The γx and γ(v/c2)x of the full SRT transformation equations are readily derivable from the Relativistic Interval equation.
Simple Algebra and Special Relativity (SRT)
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NM
Let c=I/t; c´=H´/t
Therefore,
I=ct; H´=c´t
Because H´>I,
c´ > c
NM I2 = (c´t)2 – x´2
Let V=x´/t
x´=(x´/t)t=Vt=(V/c)ct=(V/c)I
SRT
H´ > [ct = I]
Let t´= H´/c
H´2 = (ct´)2
SRT I2 = (ct´)2 – x´2
Let γ=(H´/I)=(ct´/ct) [see below]
Let v=(x´/t´)
x´=(ct´/ct)(x´/ct´)ct
=γ(v/c)ct=γvt
t´=(ct´/ct)t=γt
x´=Vt=γvt = γ(v/c)ct= γ(v/c)I
V=γv