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Areg-2 experiments high-precision evidence for special relativity?

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An analysis of theg-2 experiments, which are often acclaimed as high-precision evidence for special relativity, is reported. The Lorentz factor γ = (1-v 2 /c2)-1/2 calculated directly from the speed of particles is found to be numerically inconsistent with four alternately defined factors, γM,γ t, γE, and γT, which in special relativity should all be equal to (1-v2/c2)-1/2. The analysis, herein, demonstrates that theg-2 experiments cannotdirectly verify special relativity withhigh precision as claimed.

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Huang, YS. Areg-2 experiments high-precision evidence for special relativity?. Nuov Cim B 110, 189–195 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02741501

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