On the Arbitrary Choice Regarding which Inertial Reference Frame is "Stationary" and which is "Moving" in the Special Theory of Relativity
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Einstein's argument on the relativity of simultaneity itself is the first result of the special theory of relativity. The nature of this result is explored, and implications of this result for the structure and functioning of the physical world found in the special theory are discussed.
80 pages, final draft of paper for Physics Essays, vol. 7, 1994, ps. 297-334, posted on APS site at http://publish.aps.org/eprint/gateway/eplist/aps1997sep01_001
80 pages, final draft of paper for Physics Essays, vol. 7, 1994, ps. 297-334, posted on APS site at http://publish.aps.org/eprint/gateway/eplist/aps1997sep01_001