Conservation of angular momentum and the existence of absolute time and space

Abstract

The law of balance of angular momentum is shown to imply the existence of absolute time, a fundamental physical quantity that is independent of the motion or position of the observer. Absolute time implies the notion of absolute simultaneity, which in turn leads to the notion of absolute distance between two points. The existence of absolute space follows as a consequence. These concepts apply to every field of physics to which the angular momentum balance law applies, and in particular to the theory of special relativity. The paper also shows that in a vacuum, the independence of the speed of light from the motion of its source makes it possible to determine the absolute positions of all points in space. The same independence also allows us to determine the state of absolute rest or motion of a reference frame from within the frame itself.