Axiomatic derivation of the Doppler factor and related relativistic laws

DOI10.1007/S00010-010-0035-0MaRDI QIDQ623409zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Jean-Claude Falmagne, Jean-Paul Doignon

Publication date 14 February 2011

Published in Aequationes Mathematicae (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0806.0831

zbMATH Keywords

Doppler effectfunctional equationsaxiomaticsLorentz-Fitzgerald contraction

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Functional equations for real functions (39B22) Electromagnetic fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C50) Axiomatics, foundations (70A05)

Abstract: The formula for the relativistic Doppler effect is investigated in the context of two compelling invariance axioms. The axioms are expressed in terms of an abstract operation generalizing the relativistic addition of velocities. We prove the following results. (1) If the standard representation for the operation is not assumed a priori, then each of the two axioms is consistent with both the relativistic Doppler effect formula and the Lorentz-Fitzgerald Contraction. (2) If the standard representation for the operation is assumed, then the two axioms are equivalent to each other and to the relativistic Doppler effect formula. Thus, the axioms are inconsistent with the Lorentz-FitzGerald Contraction in this case. (3) If the Lorentz-FitzGerald Contraction is assumed, then the two axioms are equivalent to each other and to a different mathematical representation for the operation which applies in the case of perpendicular motions. The relativistic Doppler effect is derived up to one positive exponent parameter (replacing the square root). We prove these facts under regularity and other reasonable background conditions.

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