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|    Jos Bergervoet to LuigiFortunati    |
|    Re: Switch from one reference to another    |
|    08 Aug 17 11:43:18    |
      From: jos.bergervoet@xs4all.nl              [Moderator's note: The idiosyncratic characters result from not using a       proper news client to post to sci.physics.research. In fact in my       moderation process I always try to repair this as far this is possible       in an automized way. hvh.]              On 8/8/2017 9:36 AM, LuigiFortunati wrote:        ...       > =A0=A0       > =A0=A0 I ask you:              Luigi, can you please post more readable text? I do not know what       you mean with "=A0=A0" and similar insertions.              > can the transition from one reference to another only be       > achieved with acceleration (as in this case) or is there any other way       > to achieve it?              There is no prescribed reference frame to use. Everyone is free       to use any reference system, *also* those in which he himself is       not at rest. So the transition to another reference frame can be       achieved simply by a decision: "let me now use reference frame       Y instead of X for my calculations".              If, for whatever reason, you insist (unnecessarily) on using only       the reference frame in which you are at rest, then (by your own       choice) you need to change your velocity to be able to use another       reference frame. But then this is just your own chosen rule.              A reference frame is just a grid of coordinates. There is no law       in physics that forces you to use any specific grid. You can even       use arbitrarily curved coordinate lines (which were not yet       considered in this discussion until now).              Your questions are only about your own superficial choices of       choosing some specific reference frame. You maybe have the idea       that there is only one choice allowed, from popular descriptions       of the theory of relativity. But those descriptions are wrong!              It is *not true* that if you are moving at some speed, you're only       allowed to use one reference frame. Please change your beliefs.              --       Jos              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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