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Special Relativity is based upon two postulates, the special principle of relativity and the principle of the constancy of the speed of light. Starting from these two postulates, Einstein revealed that Lorentz transformation, not Galilean transformation, is the space-time coordinate transformation (Einstein, Ann Phys (Leipzig), 17:891, 1905, [1]). Special Relativity was the first theory to propose that Lorentz invariance is the universal symmetry of space-time and is valid not only for the Maxwell’s equations of electrodynamics, but also for other laws of physics.
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Michimura, Y. (2017). Introduction. In: Tests of Lorentz Invariance with an Optical Ring Cavity. Springer Theses. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3740-5_1
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