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The definitive trouncing of length contraction

Author:

Tickner, Clive

Category:

Research Papers

Sub-Category:

Relativity Theory

Language:

English

Date Published:

October 2, 2025

File:

/Research Papers-Relativity Theory/Download/10328

Downloads:

106

Keywords:

N/A

Abstract:

Length contraction, a central prediction of Special Relativity, asserts that moving objects shorten along the direction of travel, when observed from another inertial frame. Whilst widely accepted, this idea suffers from logical contradictions and conceptual ambiguities. This paper highlights several such problems: i) the inconsistency between object contraction and path contraction, ii) paradoxes in orbital scenarios, iii) the issue of reciprocal contraction, iv) and the dependence on the elusive relativity of simultaneity. Taken together, these suggest that length contraction is better viewed as a mathematical artefact of coordinate choice, rather than a physical effect.

Comments

John Roach(Jonesboro, United States):

Hello, Clive Keep up the good work. Three salesman came into town and each paid $10 to share a room in a motel. They were over-charged by the dishonest desk clerk. The normal price is $25. They paid $30. Same riddle.
I enjoy the Ladder Paradox, aka the Barn Paradox. As lengths are shortening, Time is dilating, too.
Thank goodness for online archive sites such as GSJ. America had a group from 1994 to 2014. Natural Philosophy Alliance. 0.0001% reject Einstein's Relativity. One reason is that 99.9% don't care. Best regards.

Posted: October 19, 2025 @ 2:57:21 am

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