%0 Journal Article
%T On a Heuristic Point of View Concerning the Mechanics and Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies
%A Leonid Filippov
%J World Journal of Mechanics
%P 305-322
%@ 2160-0503
%D 2016
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/wjm.2016.69023
%X The aspiration to clarify and visualize Einstein¡¯s interpretation of the notion of simultaneity and relativistic understanding of length and time interval measurements led to the development of a model in which light pulses were replaced by sound signals. The model revealed the essence of Einstein¡¯s mathematical constructs and the mechanism for origination of relativistic effects. Moreover, its consistent application produced novel results in particular, constructing a relativity theory based on derivation of its fundamentals out of a thought experiment. Using this approach, the ex-perimentally observed independence of the speed of light from the motion of source and observer was a necessary consequence of the finiteness of propagation speed for all kinds of in-formation. The paper provides a rationale for the logical framework formulated in article [1], and describes the experimental device built to validate the predictions of the theory and the results obtained.
%K Principle of Relativity
%K Measurement Process
%K Lorentz Group
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=70782