Luther L Nayhm

Einstein's Relativity Second Edition Luther L Nayhm

Dozens if not hundreds of books have been written about Einstein's theory of relativity, and while many of these books are exceptional, none actually discuss the famous 1905 paper that started it all. What we are taught and what the authors have written about is really Minkowski's reformulation of Einstein's original work. This reformulation resulted in elegant mathematics that turn out not to be faithful the 1905 paper, that emphasize the wrong physics, and that hides new and relevant physics within a cocoon of overly compact mathematics and jargon. A careful reading of the 1905 paper shows that much of the work is unclear and unsupported while still being in part brilliant. But in marked contrast to the brilliance, other parts are simply wrong or stated without viable proof. The public and most academics are enamored by Einstein's relativistic kinematics, but the mostly-neglected electromagnetics can be shown to be the actual origin of the kinematical descriptions as well as a hidden reservoir of overlooked and critical physics and the keys to unexpected technologies. It is in the electromagnetics that Einstein's brilliance shines brightest. In this book, the electromagnetics of relativity are taken to a new level of detail, interpretation, extrapolation, and application. This new scrutiny supports the case for a critical re-evaluation and re-interpretation of certain of the physics and technologies based on Minkowski's version of relativity and reality.