Nonlinear Inertial Transformations Explored
Analysis
Key Takeaways
- •The most general inertial frame transformation is nonlinear.
- •The Law of Inertia leads to Schwarzian differential equations.
- •Transformations preserving the speed of light remain affine linear.
- •Potentially simplifies the postulates of special relativity.
“The paper demonstrates that the most general inertial transformation which further preserves the speed of light in all directions is, however, still affine linear.”