光速不变分析由光速不变原理,有x = ct , x′ = ct′ (1)由式(1)有x′ = ct′ = c*'t (2)x = c t = ut +k x′ = ut + kct′ = ut + kc*'t = (u + c*)t (3)式中u —— 坐标速c* —— 待定速度
k ____ 待定常数由式(3)有c = u + c* (4)式(4)表明,c应是总光速!不能笼统地称光速不变原理,因光速c* 是可变的,应称总光速不变原理才准确!