Many scientist critical of Special Relativity have challenged Einstein’s theory on the grounds of logical inconsistencies (e.g., challenges to the twin paradox or time dilation). While they offer compelling arguments, they have not found definitive evidence resulting in a crisis that the scientific community must respond to.
My challenge to the validity of Einstein’s equations is based on mathematics and a set of rules that the scientific community already accepts. This approach has the advantage of being readily verifiable by the greater scientific community.
Specifically, there are two main problems associated with Einstein’s SRT derivation. As indicated in Episode 20, wavelength is commonly misstated as a measure (e.g., meters) when, in fact, it should be correctly stated as a rate (e.g., meters per cycle). This is a significant conceptual and mathematical problem in Einstein’s work.
Readers familiar with namespaces and overloaded variables, and their relationship withfunctions, will find the second problem accurately addressed in Episode 17 of the Podcast Series – A Look at Einstein’s 1905 Derivation (Video). Simply stated, Einstein mistreats the Tau function as if it were an equation. Readers without this background will find the algebra-based approach given in the Storrs Conference Presentation (Video), easier to follow. Interestingly, Einstein and Lorentz drop a Beta term in each of their respective derivations. This point is also discussed briefly in Episode 17 of the Podcast series.
