Can the relativistic change in the scales of length and time be considered the result of the action of certain forces?

A study is made of the possibility of considering the kinematic effects of the special theory of relativity--the contraction of length of moving bodies and the retardation of the rate of moving clocks--as the result of the action of the forces which hold the body in static equilibrium or which accelerate it during its transfer to another coordinate system. A number of illustrative examples are given.

PACS: 03.30.
DOI: 10.1070/PU1975v018n08ABEH004917
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1975/8/e/
Citation: Feinberg E L "Can the relativistic change in the scales of length and time be considered the result of the action of certain forces?" Sov. Phys. Usp. 18 624–635 (1975)

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Оригинал: Фейнберг Е Л «Можно ли рассматривать релятивистское изменение масштабов длины и времени как результат действия некоторых сил?» УФН 116 709–730 (1975); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0116.197508h.0709

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