Re: SR on accelerating frame of reference

In sci.physics.relativity, Dirk Van de moortel
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on Sun, 29 May 2005 18:14:30 GMT
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> "The Ghost In The Machine" <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:up0pm2-5av.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> In sci.physics.relativity, macromitch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> wrote
>> on 29 May 2005 00:31:14 -0700
>> <1117351874.533560.76910@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> > SR says that at high speeds space-time is
>> > contracted. Bow do you get to these high speeds?
>> > So acceleration through space is the cause.
>> > Period.
>> >
>>
>> An interesting if curious point. SR can't address this
>> (mostly because SR doesn't do acceleration) and GR only
>> deals with the acceleration -- once the body stops
>> accelerating, it is still moving (SR) but no longer has
>> effects because of the acceleration (GR).
>
> http://hermes.physics.adelaide.edu.au/~dkoks/Faq/Relativity/SR/acceleration.html
> http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?&threadm=bi75vd$qbm$1@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.geocities.com/slithytove5/AccelClocks.htm
> http://users.pandora.be/vdmoortel/dirk/Physics/Acceleration.html
>
> Dirk Vdm
>

Oops. Well, now at least I can see your name to spell it correctly. :-)
I'll admit I've no idea where the OP is going (accelerating?) with this
statement of his.

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