Re: Why is SR still controversial?

On Jul 15, 4:44 pm, Tom Roberts <tjroberts...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
mluttg...@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Jul 15, 6:20 am, Tom Roberts <tjroberts...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
For example, the GPS uses the Earth Centered Inertial Frame, which is
accurately inertial in the region near the earth (clocks are corrected
for their altitudes). The success of the GPS shows that this is a valid
approximation. But don't try to use the GPS to measure positions of
lunar or solar probes.

Imagine a device that sends in a regular interval some information.
Set these devices to predicable (circular) trajectories evenly spaced
on the plane. Create an another rotational plane and fill it by these
devices. Create yet another to have proper delta u, to avoid
degenerate cases. Set amount of devices to reasonable level to avoid
unnecessary costs.

Design an algorithm that would allow synchronization of dependents on
the ground based on received signals from the above devices.

As a bonus design an algorithm that would allow a perfect
synchronization between all devices moving on a single plane of
rotation.

Both these algorithms could be made without use of SR, at an accuracy
that depends on interference of third objects, and manufacturing
accuracy of T/R componnents.

So GPS is not a proof of a SR.
.

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