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jason12345
Jun28-09, 12:46 PM
What's the problem with using dimensional analysis to derive the Lorentz transformations?

DaleSpam
Jun28-09, 12:53 PM
How would you do that?

Born2bwire
Jun29-09, 12:26 AM
EDIT: Man I misread that.

Daverz
Jun29-09, 12:13 PM
I'm not sure dimensional analysis would even require the transformations to be linear.

The minimum for deriving the LTs are

1) Homogeneity of space and time.
2) Isotropy of space.
3) Causality.
4) Principle of relativity.