NONSTANDARD CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION IN SPECIAL RELATIVITY AND THE HYPOTHETICAL ETHER FRAME

Assuming an Einsteinian world, formulae are given for achieving non-standard clock synchronization by various methods. It is shown that synchronization in one inertial frame simultaneously gives the same synchronization relative to all other frames. Absolute synchronization is not unique, and considerations of synchronization cannot distinguish an ether frame. In any world, synchronization with tachyons would produce the same results as other methods.