phymath999: forces are not invariant under Lorentz transformations, so we cannot talk unambiguously about the force; we must specify the system of reference

Friday, March 27, 2015

forces are not invariant under Lorentz transformations, so we cannot talk unambiguously about the force; we must specify the system of reference

Relativistic mass - Desy

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The idea of relativistic mass actually dates back to Lorentz's work. ... Light introduced the "longitudinal" and "transverse" electromagnetic masses of the electron.

Electromagnetic mass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Wikipedia

Jump to Longitudinal and transverse mass - ... dependence of transverse electromagnetic mass ... already in 1899 Lorentz assumed that the electrons ...

Mass in special relativity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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6.1 Transverse and longitudinal mass; 6.2 Relativistic mass; 6.3 Controversy ... is increased by the relativistic mass of the electron, not by the electron's rest mass. ..... So, according to Lorentz's theory no body can reach the speed of light ...

Relativistic Mass

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University of California, Riverside

The idea of a speed-dependent mass actually dates back to Lorentz's work. ... the "longitudinal" and "transverse" electromagnetic masses of the electron.

[PDF]Variation of Mass with Velocity: "Kugeltheorie" or ... - arXiv

arxiv.org/pdf/1205.5951

arXiv

by G Weinstein - ‎2012 - ‎Cited by 1 - ‎Related articles

Velocity Smaller than that of Light", Lorentz calculated the electron's mass ... longitudinal and transverse masses, using the principle of relativity and that of the.

Chapter 31 - ROL

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Einstein's Lorentz transformations succeeded in making his absolutely constant ... “the mass of the electron is of purely electromagnetic nature. ... Remember that the concepts of longitudinal mass and transverse mass were invented by ...

Chapter 17 - ROL

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One artificial and ad hoc theory, electromagnetic mass, has been ..... Lorentz's ad hoc magnitudes for the electron's longitudinal and transverse mass were ...

Einstein's Generation: The Origins of the Relativity ...

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Richard Staley - 2008 - ‎Science

Referring to Abraham's earlier work, Lorentz derived expressions for the longitudinal and transverse electromagnetic mass of the electron. Like Abraham and ...

Transverse Mass in Einstein's Electrodynamics - MathPages

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Transverse Mass in Einstein's Electrodynamics ... that if a particle (which he calls an “electron”) of mass m with electric charge e is initially ... In units such that c = 1, the two systems of coordinates are related by the Lorentz transformation ... are the expressions for longitudinal and transverse mass given the three stipulations ...

How Einstein Ruined Physics - Google Books Result

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Roger Schlafly - 2011 - ‎Science

That is how Lorentz's relativistic mass worked. ... m2 may therefore properly be called the “longitudinal” and “transverse” electromagnetic masses of the electron.

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