Re: change +c to -c and the Lorentz equations still work

From: Bill Hobba (bhobba_at_rubbish.net.au)
Date: 09/08/04 

Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2004 21:18:43 GMT

"Robert B. Winn" <rbwinn3@juno.com> wrote in message
news:a17e5e0e.0409080630.68924569@posting.google.com...
> Machine,
> There is a reason why they still work. It has to do with the
> term
> (t-vx/c^2) in the equation for t'. You need to decide if x is going
> to be ct or -ct. All you have here is a shortcut. If x is -ct, then
> your equation says
> (t-v(-ct)/c^2), which is t+vct/c^2. This is a different process than
> the one you are using for a photon going in the +x direction where
> x=ct, and ,as you might notice, a longer time.
> The original expression is (t-vt/c) in which c is the velocity
> of light, not the speed. Scientists changed it to (t-vx/c^2) so that
> they did not have to think about it, and they could just say c=speed
> of light.
> Robert b. Winn

It is obvious you have not read or understood a thing your were told or the
links you were given.

Bill

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