Special relativity centers on two key aspects: a formal transformation and an ontology, differing from the pre-relativistic ontology. Recent papers [1,2,3] discuss century-old issues associated with the ontological problem. Per Thyssen [1] "Special relativity leaves the debate about the dimensionality of the world underdetermined." This underdetermination requires a decision that lies outside the formal rules of the theory.
Edwin Eugene Klingman