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  11. A Lorentz Variant Theory That Passes Fundamental Tests Of Special Relativity And Makes Diverging, Testable But As Of Yet Untested Predictions

A Lorentz variant theory that passes fundamental tests of special relativity and makes diverging, testable but as of yet untested predictions

Daniël Bischoff van Heemskerck1

  • 1Institute Lorentz of Theoretical Physics, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.

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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

A new theory suggests relativistic effects are local, aligning with special relativity tests. This model offers testable predictions, potentially guiding new physics discoveries and challenging established principles.

Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Special Relativity
  • Lorentz Invariance

Background:

  • Over a century of testing special relativity has yielded no violations of Lorentz invariance.
  • This study investigates if existing tests sufficiently exclude theories that break observational symmetry.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine a variant theory where relativistic effects are local consequences of relative velocity.
  • To test this alternative theory against fundamental experiments of special relativity.

Main Methods:

  • An alternative theoretical framework is presented, defining relativistic phenomena as local effects.
  • This model is rigorously compared against established special relativity tests and their modern iterations.

Main Results:

Keywords:
Fundamental physicsSpecial RelativitySuperluminal jets of matter

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    • This research could direct future experiments to probe for new physics.
    • A modified Ives-Stilwell experiment is proposed to differentiate between this model and standard special relativity.