Volume 18: Pages 127-138, 2005

On the Physical Meaning of the Special Theory of Relativity

D. Mottershead

8, Hawthorn Walk, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5BS U.K.

It is shown that some fundamental corrections are necessary to the accepted interpretation of special relativity theory. The consequences for some experimental results are discussed briefly.

Keywords: electrodynamics, Lorentz transformation, mechanics, time dilatation, Doppler effect

Received: November 28, 2002; Published online: December 15, 2008