14 Mechanism of length contraction and magnetic phenomena (straight line)
The time dilation effect in relativity is well organized. It is well-formulated and conceptually well-documented, and has proven to be very robust in experimental terms. However, length contraction is not so. The mechanism by which length contraction occurs is unknown even if everything else is aside. So here we have to think about the mechanism of length contraction. Three expected mechanisms of length contraction There are three ball-like particles arranged side by side. It's still inactive. Therefore, they did not change the length at all. Let's assume that they are the same and the spacing between them is constant. Now let's see what happens when these particles run fast. The picture and contents below are referenced at http://www.alternativephysics.org/book/LengthContraction.htm . There are three ways to predict the length contraction mechanism. Fig. 1 Stationary particles When particles run at relativistic speeds, length contraction will...