Re: Einstein's math and physical objects

From: harry (harald.vanlintel_at_epfl.ch)
Date: 01/16/05 

Date: 16 Jan 2005 07:13:20 -0800

[Tod]:
"Let me avoid the acceleration by bringing about the final state in a
somewhat different way. Imagine that the disks are at rest in frame B
and
the disks are not rotating. Diametrically opposite wires connect the
disks
as before. Frame B is moving in the positive x-direction relative to
frame
A. Thus, A sees the disks sliding in the positive x-direction, not
rotating, and the wires parallel to the x-axis."

Oh oh, I'm afraid you now messed up - for without rotation the wires
are simply crossed for all observers.
This isn't going to help...

Harald

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