Volume 21: Pages 33-43, 2008
Generalization of the relativity concept
Edward Apgar 1
1Harvard University Extension School, Science Center 101a, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
The conventional interpretation of relativity in terms of space–time is a special case of a general concept which can be extended to charge and gravitational mass. When defined in terms of a particle interaction model, charge and mass become coupled relativistic components of an invariant generalized charge. Electromagnetic and gravitational forces are interpreted as relativistic components of an invariant unified long-range force between particle pairs. The result is a linear model which yields electromagnetism, gravitation, Mach’s principle, and the principle of equivalence.
Keywords: Relativity, Space–Time, Mass, Charge, Gravitation, Mach’s Principle, Mass Density, Hubble Expansion, Principle of Equivalence, Charge-mass Relativity
Received: April 11, 2007; Accepted: July 24, 2007; Published Online: December 15, 2008
