With reference to the previous post, "Thought Experiment Gone Wrong" dated 20 Nov 2017, when we replace "units" with meters and uses light speed, c as standard,
Instead of one unit,
x′cos(θ)=x′.√c2−v2c=x′.√1−v2c2=x
So,
x′=x√1−v2c2 --- (*)
as the origin is still displaced by vt,
x′=x−vt
but the dilation needed is now given by (*), so,
x′=x−vt√1−v2c2
and the rest of Lorentz transformations follows.
What does it mean when we use light speed this way? c, instead of one unit? It means, v is in units of 299792458 ms-1 and x in units of 299792458 m. But it is OK because,
c.x′=c.x−c.vt√1−(c.v)2c2
where x′, x and v are in units or unit meter and unit meter per unit time, respectively.
c.x′=c.x−vt√1−v2
x′=x−vt√1−v2
which is the same as before. But! when γ=1√1−v2c2,
x|c|→x
x′|c|→x′
and
vc→v
we are using light speed as reference, everything is measured in 299792458 m or 299792458 ms-1.
Have a nice day.