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Query: Special relativity as the limit of an Aristotelian universal friction
  theory under Reye's assumption   This work explores a classical mechanical theory under two further
assumptions: (a) there is a universal dry friction force (Aristotelian
mechanics), and (b) the variation of the mass of a body due to wear is
proportional to the work done by the friction force on the body (Reye's
hypothesis). It is shown that mass depends on velocity as in Special
Relativity, and that the velocity is constant for a particular characteristic
value. In the limit of vanishing friction the theory satisfies a relativity
principle as bodies do not decelerate and, therefore, the absolute frame
becomes unobservable. However, the limit theory is not Newtonian mechanics,
with its Galilei group symmetry, but rather Special Relativity. This result
suggests to regard Special Relativity as the limit of a theory presenting
universal friction and exchange of mass-energy with a reservoir (vacuum). Thus,
quite surprisingly, Special Relativity follows from the absolute space (ether)
concept and could have been discovered following studies of Aristotelian
mechanics and friction. We end the work confronting the full theory with
observations. It predicts the Hubble law through tired light, and hence it is
incompatible with supernova light curves unless both mechanisms of tired light
(locally) and universe expansion (non-locally) are at work. It also nicely
accounts for some challenging numerical coincidences involving phenomena under
low acceleration.

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The categories of this paper are: hep-lat
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The categories of this paper are: acc-phys
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The categories of this paper are: comp-gas
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The categories of this paper are: dg-ga
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The categories of this paper are: mtrl-th
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The categories of this paper are: supr-con