Relativity without light: A new proof of Ignatowski's theorem

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: Anker, Jean-Philippe, Ziegler, Francois
• Format: Paper Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 24.08.2020
• Subjects: Kinematics; Mathematics - Mathematical Physics; Physics - Mathematical Physics; Relativity

V. Ignatowski (1910) showed that assumptions about light are not necessary to obtain Lorentzian kinematics as one of only few possibilities. We give a much simplified proof of his result as formulated by V. Gorini (1971) for \(n\)+1-dimensional space-time.