Re: Androcles and Draper resume Einstein 1905

From: Androcles (dummy_at_dummy.net)
Date: 01/15/05


Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 14:14:13 GMT


"PD" <pdraper@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1105793428.661938.290640@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>"Proper length" gives the impression that there's really only
> one frame where length can be measured and that length is poorly
> defined in other frames. That's not the case.

That's for you to prove.

> It's semantics, I know, but it seems important somehow.

I don't care about sematics, use linear algebra.

Length of stationary rod, x.
Length of moving rod,

a) (x-vt)
or
b) (x-vt) / sqrt(1-v^2/c^2) ?

Androcles.



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