kenseto
2010-11-07 14:03:25 UTC
Which is correct as he explained it. the effect is purely dependent
on the
relative velocities
The effect is not material contractionon the
relative velocities
itself in its own (rest) frame .. that is correct. There is no
inherent / intrinsic change to an object because moving observers
measure it.
no measurement....
Yes .. measurement .. the LT tell you how measurements are affected. Theyare predictions of what the measurements will be.
traveling clock point of view.
in SR the observer predicts that the
geometric projection of a moving meter stick is shorter than the
physical length of his meter stick.
And THEN he measures it to find out.geometric projection of a moving meter stick is shorter than the
physical length of his meter stick.
measured....in fact it is impossible to do so.
This means that there is no
material or physical contraction.
Of course there is a physical contraction .. otherwise what he measuresmaterial or physical contraction.
(which is physical) won't be what is predicted. And as we are talking about
the consequences of what SR predicts, we are assuming its predictions about
measurements are correct
moving meter stick.
Ken Seto
You really need to understand what is meant by a theory predicting something
to happen .. that doesn't mean that what is predicted doesn't happen .. it
means it DOES.
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to happen .. that doesn't mean that what is predicted doesn't happen .. it
means it DOES.
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