Re: Possibly the End of Einstein's Relativity ?

From: Robert J. Kolker (robert_kolker_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 12:52:56 GMT

Dirk Van de moortel wrote:

> "Didier Lauwaert" <d.lauwaert@mrw.wallonie.be> wrote in message news:8fb32317.0407300408.516cfebb@posting.google.com...
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>>RR : 2/3c + 2/3c = 0.923c
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> 2/3c + 2/3c = 4/3c
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That is arithmetically correct. But is plus (+) is taken to be the
composition of velocities in a pair of moving systems the 0.923c is
nearly correct. That would be the resultant velocity. Velocity behaves
like a hyperbolic function.

Bob Kolker

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