Fudge Factors in Einstein's Special Relativity

Unlike general relativity which is a not-even-wrong empirical concoction, Einstein's special relativity is a DEDUCTIVE theory. This means, among other things, that you cannot add to the Lorentz equations a fudge factor analogous to the cosmological constant - you have no right to introduce anything that is not deducible from the postulates.

Still, since the initial axiom, Einstein's constant-speed-of-light postulate, is false, special relativity predicts absurdities and contradicts experiments - things that have to be camouflaged. So Einsteinians do introduce fudge factors in the end but without a fanfare - the procedure is tacit, almost secret.

Let me expose two fudge factors - the c/(c+v)-factor making the wavelength variable and the γ-term that has replaced the discredited relativistic mass.

Any correct interpretation of the Doppler effect proves variable, not constant, speed of light. This is to be expected because the variation of the speed of light is in fact the cause of the Doppler effect. When the initially stationary observer starts moving towards the light source with speed v, the speed of the light relative to him becomes c'=c+v (in violation of Einstein's relativity) and accordingly the frequency he measures shifts from f=c/λ to f'=c'/λ=(c+v)/λ:

"Doppler effect - when an observer moves towards a stationary source. ...the velocity of the wave relative to the observer is faster than that when it is still." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg7O4rtlwEE

"Let's say you, the observer, now move toward the source with velocity Vo. You encounter more waves per unit time than you did before. Relative to you, the waves travel at a higher speed: V' = V+Vo. The frequency of the waves you detect is higher, and is given by: f' = V'/λ = (V+Vo)/λ." http://physics.bu.edu/~redner/211-sp...9_doppler.html

"Vo is the velocity of an observer moving towards the source. This velocity is independent of the motion of the source. Hence, the velocity of waves relative to the observer is c + Vo. [...] The motion of an observer does not alter the wavelength. The increase in frequency is a result of the observer encountering more wavelengths in a given time." http://a-levelphysicstutor.com/wav-doppler.php

There is only one alternative interpretation of the Doppler effect that saves Einstein's relativity but it is idiotic: When the initially stationary observer starts moving towards the light source with speed v, its motion somehow changes the wavelength of the incoming light - from λ to λ'=λc/(c+v). The idiocy is too great, even for the standards of Einstein's schizophrenic world, so Einsteinians don't discuss it explicitly. Here is one of the few exceptions:

Professor Martin White, UC Berkeley: "...the sound waves have a fixed wavelength (distance between two crests or two troughs) only if you're not moving relative to the source of the sound. If you are moving away from the source (or equivalently it is receding from you) then each crest will take a little longer to reach you, and so you'll perceive a longer wavelength. Similarly if you're approaching the source, then you'll be meeting each crest a little earlier, and so you'll perceive a shorter wavelength. [...] The same principle applies for light as well as for sound. In detail the amount of shift depends a little differently on the speed, since we have to do the calculation in the context of special relativity. But in general it's just the same: if you're approaching a light source you see shorter wavelengths (a blue-shift), while if you're moving away you see longer wavelengths (a red-shift)." http://w.astro.berkeley.edu/~mwhite/...plershift.html

I'm not going to comment on the idiotic γ-term that has replaced the discredited relativistic mass - everything is in this video:

Is relativistic mass real? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTJauaefTZM

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