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Physics Research
This series of articles is created in strong collaboration
with Dr. Boris A. Korotokov. The aim of these publications is
to further the ideas developed by Dr. Korotkov and make
them available to wider scientific community.
I strongly advise to the Russian speaking audience to
accompany the reading of this series with the following
books:
Коротков Б. А. Теоретические Основы
Электродинамики. С-Пб.:”Нестор-История”, 2007. С. 353.
ISBN 5-98187-189-X
Коротков Б. А. Теоретические Основы
Электродинамики. Учеб. пособие. С-Пб.:”Нестор-
История”, 2007. С. 196. ISBN 978-5-7422-2647-5
Please note that this series is available for on-line
reading only.
with Dr. Boris A. Korotokov. The aim of these publications is
to further the ideas developed by Dr. Korotkov and make
them available to wider scientific community.
I strongly advise to the Russian speaking audience to
accompany the reading of this series with the following
books:
Коротков Б. А. Теоретические Основы
Электродинамики. С-Пб.:”Нестор-История”, 2007. С. 353.
ISBN 5-98187-189-X
Коротков Б. А. Теоретические Основы
Электродинамики. Учеб. пособие. С-Пб.:”Нестор-
История”, 2007. С. 196. ISBN 978-5-7422-2647-5
Please note that this series is available for on-line
reading only.
Modeling the Lorentz transformation
In this paper I present the results of developing a
simple electrical circuit to model the Lorentz
transformation. The Lorentz transformation is located at
the heart of the modern space-time theory: the special
theory of relativity (STR). The STR plays an instrumental
role in modern physics. And yet, teaching this theory is an
uneasy task. The difficulty arises from the
incomprehensibility of one of its corner stones: the second
postulate. At some stage the lecturer is forced to say,
“Remember and repeat or you will fail the final exam.”
The developed electrical model is derived using clear,
easy to demonstrate principles and allows to derive the two
key conclusions of the STR: the time dilation and the length
contraction. In addition to confirming the key conclusions
of the STR to the students, this work also provides a
ground for the deeper understanding of this remarkable
theory than the “remember and repeat” approach.
The model is linked to the STR using an elegant and
powerful investigation tool: the analogy. The use of analogy
highlights to students the fact that we leave in the unified
universe where everything is intimately interconnected.
Thus, the developed model serves to expand the thinking
frontiers of young scientists.
simple electrical circuit to model the Lorentz
transformation. The Lorentz transformation is located at
the heart of the modern space-time theory: the special
theory of relativity (STR). The STR plays an instrumental
role in modern physics. And yet, teaching this theory is an
uneasy task. The difficulty arises from the
incomprehensibility of one of its corner stones: the second
postulate. At some stage the lecturer is forced to say,
“Remember and repeat or you will fail the final exam.”
The developed electrical model is derived using clear,
easy to demonstrate principles and allows to derive the two
key conclusions of the STR: the time dilation and the length
contraction. In addition to confirming the key conclusions
of the STR to the students, this work also provides a
ground for the deeper understanding of this remarkable
theory than the “remember and repeat” approach.
The model is linked to the STR using an elegant and
powerful investigation tool: the analogy. The use of analogy
highlights to students the fact that we leave in the unified
universe where everything is intimately interconnected.
Thus, the developed model serves to expand the thinking
frontiers of young scientists.
