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The Lorentz transformations are best known for the relativistic Lorentz factor, 1/√(1 – v2/c2), which appears in the equations of special relativity. It is also known that the Lorentz transformations can be used to derive the Biot-Savart law in the form B = μ0ε0v×E and also the Maxwell-Lorentz force in the form E = v×B.  
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The Lorentz transformations are best known for the relativistic Lorentz factor, γ = 1/√(1 – v^2/c^2), which appears in the equations of special relativity, and it is also known that the Lorentz transformations can be used to derive both the Biot-Savart law in the form B = γv×E/c^2, and the magnetic force in the form E = γv×B.  
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What is not well-known however is that the emergence of these two cross-product equations has got no bearing on the Lorentz factor itself. It is often argued that the magnetic force E = v×B is a relativistic effect, yet it clearly isn’t. While the connection between the Lorentz transformations and the return path Doppler effect in light is a matter of interest, this article will take a closer look at the classical origins of the two vector cross-product equations that emerge from the Lorentz transformations alongside the Lorentz factor, but independently of it.     
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It could therefore be argued that magnetism is a relativistic effect, even though it is observed at laboratory speeds. This article will now examine how the physical structure of the luminiferous medium enables the existence of magnetism. The aim will be to identify the latent presence of the speed of light within the fabric of a laboratory magnetic field. On establishing this, the Lorentz factor will then be exposed as an asymptotic coefficient which only becomes significant at speeds close to the speed of light.                                                                  
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339696770_The_Lorentz_Aether_Theory
 
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339696770_The_Lorentz_Aether_Theory

Latest revision as of 07:18, 2 July 2023

The Lorentz transformations are best known for the relativistic Lorentz factor, γ = 1/√(1 – v^2/c^2), which appears in the equations of special relativity, and it is also known that the Lorentz transformations can be used to derive both the Biot-Savart law in the form B = γv×E/c^2, and the magnetic force in the form E = γv×B. It could therefore be argued that magnetism is a relativistic effect, even though it is observed at laboratory speeds. This article will now examine how the physical structure of the luminiferous medium enables the existence of magnetism. The aim will be to identify the latent presence of the speed of light within the fabric of a laboratory magnetic field. On establishing this, the Lorentz factor will then be exposed as an asymptotic coefficient which only becomes significant at speeds close to the speed of light.


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