If an effect is unable to discern a difference between Lorentz and Galilean invariance, doesn't that make it indifferent in support or rejection of relativity? Rich -----Original Message----- From: math-fun-bounces+rschroe=sandia.gov@mailman.xmission.com on behalf of Eugene Salamin Sent: Thu 9/29/2005 10:26 AM To: math-fun Subject: Re: [math-fun] Relativity Challenge --- Thane Plambeck <thane@best.com> wrote:
Please pass on by if you're not interested in cranks.
And if you are interested in relativity cranks, then have a look at http://www.galileanelectrodynamics.com I asked their editor, Cynthia Whitney (who was in my physics class at MIT) for their best reason why they believe relativity is wrong. She answered that stellar aberration and the Sagnac effect were inconclusive about verifying relativity. (Stellar aberration is the change in the observed position of a star as the observer's, i.e. Earth's, velocity changes. Sagnac effect the fringe shift produced in a rotating interferometer.) I pointed out that these two effects are of order v/c, and thus are not able to discern the difference between Galilean and Lorentz invariance. I never heard from her again. Gene
Scientists and researchers have scrutinized Einstein's work and have been unable to definitively find anything wrong with it... until now! Best of all, you don't have to have a PhD to understand and verify
Einstein's mistake for yourself.
All that's required is an understanding of basic Algebra, access to Einstein's papers, and information to guide the way....
-- Thane Plambeck http://www.plambeck.org/ehome.htm
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