Re: SR's velocity addition -- ANY Experimental Evidence?
From: Spaceman (Spaceman_at_realspaceman.com)
Date: 07/22/04
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Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 22:19:08 GMT
"Ballisticus" <B@..> wrote in message news:a13vf0p2iibteck7ofnhlqcl92mqpvud6k@4ax.com...
} negative numbers lie in their own separate domain.
}
} Actually, (-1)*(-1) =(-1)
}
} We have devised a mathematical convention that makes i=sqrt (-1)
}
} This is very convenient since it works for AC circuitry and is useful in
} transforming orthogonal relationships.
}
} However is does not represent reality.
}
} If you consider how 'number' came about, you will soon realize that negation
} was associated with 'number removed', 'money spent', etc.
}
} If 4 apples are taken from a heap of ten apples, we can say the heap now has
} ten -(+4) apples. The four that have been removed are still positive apples.
}
} If sqrt (4) apples are removed from the heap, there are now 10 - (+2) apples
} left. The two removed are still positive apples.
}
} Therefore it is obvious that the square root of the 4 removed (still positive
} but defined as negative) apples is 2.
}
} Therefore the sqrt of (-4) is (-2).
}
} Everything positive that happens in the negative domain remains negative.
}
} I know logic is not an SRian strong point but even you should be able to
} understand this.
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