Re Einstein’s relativity theory of 1905:
The new theory is based in its entirety on two postulates:
1. The laws of physics
take the same form in all inertial frames.
2. In any given inertial frame, the velocity of light is the
same whether the light be emitted
by a body at rest or by a body in
uniform motion.
-- Abraham Pais, Subtle is the
Lord (1982), p. 141
A simple recipe -- but which requires some care in the
baking !
[For our own essay at minimalist postulationism, try:
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