Re: The Most Rigid Taboo in Relativity


O'shuba wrote:
> O'Harry wrote:
> > It's a typical "Relativists" mistake.

Hey Tim, you forgot to reply on my question to you! I asked:

> > Now, do you think that Einstein's problem of "a clock moved in
> > a closed curve with constant velocity" is not well-defined?
> > According to Einstein he could simply use the time dilation
> > equation, independent of the clock's trajectory, and I agree.
> > Apparently you disagree.

> Attempts to explain relativistic concepts using clock rate
> changes are notoriously poor and fraught with semantic confusion.
> If you ever learn enough about relativity to learn how to express
> Pentcho's brilliant point in unambiguous language, make sure you
> repost. The most rigid taboo in antirelativity seems to be
> precision of thought. Thanks for making that point so clearly!
>
>
> ---Tim Shuba---

I don't regard that as "his" brilliant point as it's extensively
discussed in literature (JOSA, AJP, AusJP etc.) where it's expressed
clearly enough, and at first sight also in his posting. Of course, any
ambiguity in it may be obscured for me due to my familiarity with that
subject. But if you still don't understand that point, consider a
variant of your statement:
Attempts to explain absolutistic models with relativistic concepts are
notoriously poor and fraught with semantic confusion.

Harald

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