Relativity Without Light

Relativity without light N. David Mermin Citation: Am. J. Phys. 52, 119 (1984); doi: 10.1119/1.13917 View online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.13917 View Table of Contents: http://ajp.aapt.org/resource/1/AJPIAS/v52/i2 Published by the American Association of Physics Teachers Related Articles A half-page derivation of the Thomas precession Am. J. Phys. 81, 631 (2013) Using three-dimensional spacetime diagrams in special relativity Am. J. Phys. 81, 593 (2013) On back-reaction in special relativity Am. J. Phys. 81, 492 (2013) MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: A Student's Guide to Einstein's Major Papers: Robert E. Kennedy Phys. Teach. 51, 319 (2013) The Einstein Theory of Relativity: A Trip to the Fourth Dimension: Lillian R. Lieber, The Einstein Theory of Relativity: Lillian R. Lieber Phys. Teach. 51, 191 (2013) Additional information on Am. J. Phys. Journal Homepage: http://ajp.aapt.org/ Journal Information: http://ajp.aapt.org/about/about_the_journal Top downloads: http://ajp.aapt.org/most_downloaded Information for Authors: http://ajp.dickinson.edu/Contributors/contGenInfo.html Downloaded 20 Aug 2013 to 160.129.112.129. Redistribution subject to AAPT license or copyright; see http://ajp.aapt.org/authors/copyright_permission

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N. D. Mermin's article about the relativistic addition law for parallel velocities derived directly from the principle of relativity without making use of the principle of the constancy of the speed of light.

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Relativity without lightN. David Mermin Citation: Am. J. Phys. 52, 119 (1984); doi: 10.1119/1.13917 View online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.13917 View Table of Contents: http://ajp.aapt.org/resource/1/AJPIAS/v52/i2 Published by the American Association of Physics Teachers Related ArticlesA half-page derivation of the Thomas precession Am. J. Phys. 81, 631 (2013) Using three-dimensional spacetime diagrams in special relativity Am. J. Phys. 81, 593 (2013) On back-reaction in special relativity Am. J. Phys. 81, 492 (2013) MicroReviews by the Book Review Editor: A Student's Guide to Einstein's Major Papers: Robert E. Kennedy Phys. Teach. 51, 319 (2013) The Einstein Theory of Relativity: A Trip to the Fourth Dimension: Lillian R. Lieber, The Einstein Theory ofRelativity: Lillian R. Lieber Phys. Teach. 51, 191 (2013) Additional information on Am. J. Phys.Journal Homepage: http://ajp.aapt.org/ Journal Information: http://ajp.aapt.org/about/about_the_journal Top downloads: http://ajp.aapt.org/most_downloaded Information for Authors: http://ajp.dickinson.edu/Contributors/contGenInfo.html

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