On Jan 29, 5:30*pm, Pentcho Valev wrote:
Einsteiniana's mavericks: Special relativity's "epistemological and
ontological assumptions are now seen to be questionable, unjustified,
false, perhaps even illogical":

http://www.amazon.com/Relativity-Sim...-Contemporary-...
Einstein, Relativity and Absolute Simultaneity (Routledge Studies in
Contemporary Philosophy): "Unfortunately for Einstein's Special
Theory, however, its epistemological and ontological assumptions are
now seen to be questionable, unjustified, false, perhaps even
illogical. (...) In fact, there is a theory that is not merely
observationally equivalent to the Special Theory, but also
observationally superior to it, namely Lorentzian or neo-Lorentzian
theory."

Which one of special relativity's two postulates is "questionable,
unjustified, false, perhaps even illogical"? This is a grand secret
between Einsteiniana's mavericks but the reference to an
"observationally superior" ether theory suggests that the principle of
relativity is under attack. And of all the Einsteinians all over the
world not one could think of a reason why brothers mavericks should
not attack the principle of relativity and revitalize the ether
theory. What is absolutely forbidden in Einsteiniana is to attack the
principle of constancy of the speed of light:

http://hps.elte.hu/PIRT.Budapest/
Mathematics, Physics and Philosophy In the Interpretations of
Relativity Theory, Budapest 4-6 September 2009: "The objective of the
conference is to discuss the mathematical, physical and philosophical
elements in the physical interpretations of Relativity Theory (PIRT);
the physical and philosophical arguments and commitments shaping those
interpretations and the various applications of the theory, especially
in relativistic cosmology and relativistic quantum theory. The
organizing committee is open for discussion of recent advances in
investigations of the mathematical, logical and conceptual structure
of Relativity Theory, as well as for analysis of the cultural,
ideological and philosophical factors that have roles in its evolution
and in the development of the modern physical world view determined to
a considerable extent by that theory. The conference intends to review
the fruitfulness of orthodox Relativity, as developed from the
Einstein-Minkowski formulation, and to suggest how history and
philosophy of science clarify the relationship between the accepted
relativistic formal structure and the various physical interpretations
associated with it. While the organizing committee encourages critical
investigations and welcomes both Einsteinian and non-Einsteinian
(Lorentzian, etc.) approaches, including the recently proposed ether-
type theories, it is assumed that the received formal structure of the
theory is valid and anti-relativistic papers will not be accepted."

Pentcho Valev



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