TITLE:
Reply to “Critical Comments on the Paper ‘On the Logical Inconsistency of the Special Theory of Relativity’”
AUTHORS:
Stephen J. Crothers
KEYWORDS:
Special Relativity, Simultaneity, Stationary Observers, Clock-Synchronised Observers, Lorentz Transformation, Time
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics,
Vol.6 No.6,
June
21,
2018
ABSTRACT: It has been critically argued by V. A. Leus (Sobolev
Institute of Mathematics, Novosibirsk, Russia) that in my proof that Einstein’s
Special Theory of Relativity is logically inconsistent and therefore false, I
violated the basic tenets of Special Relativity and foisted an alternative
theory upon Einstein’s. A careful study of the critical analysis reveals
however a failure to address the key arguments I adduced to prove Special
Relativity logically inconsistent, and a concomitant invocation of Einstein’s
theory to try to argue that my analysis is incorrect because it does not concur
with Einstein. There is therefore no proof advanced of any alleged error in my
analysis. In my paper I did not introduce an alternative theory. The
aforementioned critical paper affords opportunity in rebuttal to amplify the
invalidity of A. Einstein’s tacit assumption, in constructing the Special
Theory of Relativity, that systems of clock-synchronised stationary observers
consistent with Lorentz Transformation can be mathematically constructed. Since
such systems of observers have in fact no mathematical existence the Special
Theory of Relativity is logically inconsistent. It is therefore invalid. The
consequences for physics, astronomy, and cosmology, are significant.