A generic rule that simplifies the derivation of the transformation equations accounting for the properties of the photon
| dc.creator | Rothenstein, Bernhard | |
| dc.creator | Popescu, Stefan | |
| dc.date | 2007-07-02 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T08:13:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T08:13:34Z | |
| dc.description | We show that the transformation equation for the tardyon velocity involves two generic functions which in turn depend on the relative velocity of the involved reference frames, on the tardyon velocity u and on the polar angle which define the direction along which the tardyon moves. The same functions are further involved in the transformation equations for the space-time coordinates of the same event generated by a moving tardyon and for its relativistic mass, momentum and energy. Taking the limits of these functions for u approaching c we obtain exactly the transformation equations for the space-time coordinates of the same event generated by a photon and for its momentum and energy. The same procedure works also for the transition from a plane acoustic wave to an electromagnetic wave. | |
| dc.description | A generic rule to derive relativistic equations | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/0707.0252 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/0707.0252 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/132810 | |
| dc.subject | General Physics | |
| dc.title | A generic rule that simplifies the derivation of the transformation equations accounting for the properties of the photon | |
| dc.type | text |