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The Principle of Relativity by Albert Einstein and H. Minkowski
The Principle of Relativity by Albert Einstein and H. Minkowski

The Principle of Relativity (1920)

by Albert Einstein and H. Minkowski

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The Principle of Relativity by Albert Einstein and H. Minkowski
The Principle of Relativity by Albert Einstein and H. Minkowski
The Principle of Relativity
by Albert Einstein and H. Minkowski

The fundamental electro-magnetic equations of Maxwell for stationary media are:⏎ ⏎ curl H = 1/c (dD/dt + pv) (1)⏎ curl E = -1/c dB/dt (2)⏎ div D = p⏎ B = uH⏎ div B = 0⏎ D = kE⏎ According to Hertz and Heaviside, these require modification in the case of moving bodies.⏎ ⏎ Now it is known that due to motion alone there is a change in a vector R given by⏎ ⏎ (dR/dt) due to motion = u. div R + curl [Ru]⏎ where u is the vector velocity of the moving body and [Ru] the vector product of R and u.⏎ ⏎ Hence equations (1) and (2) become⏎ ⏎ c curl H = dD/dt + u div D + curl Vect. [Du] + pv (1x1)⏎ and⏎ ⏎ -c curl E = dB/dt + u div B + curl Vect. [Bu] (2x1)⏎ which gives finally, for p = 0 and div B = 0,⏎ ⏎ dD/dt + u div D = c curl (H - 1/c Vect. [Du]) (1x2)⏎ dB/dt = -c curl (E - 1/c Vect. [uB]) (2x2)⏎ Let us consider a beam travelling along the x-axis, with apparent velocity v (i.e., velocity with respect to the fixed ether) in medium moving with velocity ux = u in the same direction.⏎ ⏎ Then if the electric and magnetic vectors are proportional to eiA(x - vt), we have⏎ ⏎ d/dx = iA, d/dt = -iAv, d/dy = d/dz = 0, uy = uz = 0⏎ Then dD_y/dt = -cdHz/dx - udDy/dz ... (1x21)⏎ and dBz/dt = -cdEy/dx - udBz/dx (2x21)⏎ Since D = KE and B = uH, we have⏎ ⏎ iAv(kEy) = -ciA(Hz + uKEy) (1x22)⏎ iAv(uHz) = -ciA(Ey + uuHz) (2x22)⏎ or v(K - u)Ey = cHz (1x23)⏎ u(v - u)Hz = cEy (2x23)⏎ Multiplying (1x23) by (2x23)⏎ ⏎ uK(v - u)^2 = c^2⏎ Hence (v - u)^2 = c^2/uk = v0^2⏎ ⏎ QED v = v_0 + u,⏎ ⏎ making Fresnelian convection co-efficient simply unity.🏁

Submitted by @deroche - 06/14/2025
Book Educational 8.83 Ranked
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