Re: Basics series proposed

From: Jim Greenfield (greenfield_7_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/06/04


Date: 5 Nov 2004 23:47:22 -0800

Bjoern Feuerbacher <feuerbac@thphys.uni-heidelberg.de> wrote in message news:<cmfl34$qnv$1@news.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>...
> Jim Greenfield wrote:
> > Bjoern Feuerbacher <feuerbac@thphys.uni-heidelberg.de> wrote in message news:<cmd3ta$8el$1@news.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>...
> >
> >>Jim Greenfield wrote:
> >>
> >>>Bjoern Feuerbacher <feuerbac@thphys.uni-heidelberg.de> wrote in message news:<cma92o$bq2$1@news.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>...
> >
> >
> > snip
> >
> >
> >>For the fifth time: are the points moving right from the start, or are
> >>they accelerated first? Despite your constant denials, that makes a
> >>difference!!!
> >
> >
> > And for about the fifteenth (in various forms), show where, in
> > Lorentz, Fitzgerald, AE or anyone else you like to quote for the
> > formulae "showing" length reduction along the line of travel, is
> > ACELLERATION mentioned?
>
> And also for the fifth time: SR is only valid for *inertial* systems. As
> soon there is acceleration, the calculations become *different*.
>
> Bye,
> Bjoern

EXACTLY!
There IS no accelleration implied or active; any change happened at an
earlier time to this scenario, and the two points are travelling at
CONSTANT velocity.
So your calculations are not "different"- just plain "wrong"

Jim G
c'=c+v



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