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To propose an alternative view of special relativity that distinguishes between space and time while defining simultaneity globally.

March 27, 2026Open Access

Absolute Space and Global Time: An Alternative Interpretation of Special Relativity

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To propose an alternative view of special relativity that distinguishes between space and time while defining simultaneity globally.
Develops an alternative formulation of relativistic kinematics.
Defines simultaneity relative to a specific inertial frame.
Establishes transformation laws related to standard Lorentz transformations.
Demonstrates empirical equivalence with classical experimental tests of special relativity.
Shows the transformation laws align with traditional understandings under a new framework.

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This paper develops an explicit alternative formulation of relativistic kinematics in which space and time remain structurally distinct and simultaneity is defined globally relative to a physically distinguished inertial frame. The resulting transformation laws are related to the standard Lorentz transformations through a linear redefinition of the temporal coordinate associated with Einstein synchronization, ensuring empirical equivalence with the classical experimental tests that originally motivated special relativity.

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Casimiro Rubio Merino

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