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   The Starmaker to relativity@paulba.no   
   Re: The problem of simultaneity (1/2)   
   13 Oct 25 13:54:26   
   
   From: starmaker@ix.netcom.com   
      
   On Mon, 13 Oct 2025 22:00:20 +0200, "Paul B. Andersen"   
    wrote:   
      
   >Den 13.10.2025 08:31, skrev Thomas Heger:   
   >> Am Samstag000011, 11.10.2025 um 21:43 schrieb Paul B. Andersen:   
   >>> Den 11.10.2025 09:18, skrev Thomas Heger:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Einstein used (secretly) an absolute time and an absolute   
   >>>> space in SRT.   
   >>>   
   >>> Consider the following scenario:   
   >>> Given an Euclidean space where the axes are called x, y and z.   
   >>> A is a point at x = 0, y = 0 and z = 0.   
   >>> B is a point at x = L, y = 0 and z = 0.   
   >>> Clock Ca is placed at A and another, equal clock Cb is at B.   
   >>> The two clocks simultaneously show the same; they are synchronous.   
   >>> An object is moving at constant speed from A to B.   
   >>> When the object is at A clock Ca shows t = ta.   
   >>> When the object is at B clock Cb shows t = tb.   
   >>>   
   >>> The time the object used to travel from A to B is ?t = tb - ta.   
   >>> The object was moving at the speed v = L/?t = L/(tb - ta).   
   >>>   
   >>> Note that the above is equally true according Newtonian Mechanics(NM)   
   >>> and according to The Special Theory of Relativity (SR).   
   >   
   >One would expect that everybody would understand the above,   
   >but voalà:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> The clock at point 'A' should show 'A-time', which is the local time at   
   >> point A.   
   >>   
   >> Same with point B and 'B-time'.   
   >>   
   >> But those time measures are local to A and B (and do not necessary run   
   >> into the same direction at all possible points).   
   >   
   >Which planet do you live on? :-D   
   >   
   >On Earth, say in your living room, we have two stationary   
   >clocks a distance L from each other.   
   >   
   >These two clocks are equal, which means that   
   >they run at the same rate.   
   >   
   >These two clocks simultaneously show the same,   
   >they are synchronous.   
      
   you need light to  synchronous...no one knows what the speed of light   
   is since both clocks are not in a ...vacumn.   
      
   >   
   >Do you seriously claim that this is impossible because   
   >"those time measures are local to A and B (and do not necessary   
   >  run into the same direction at all possible points).   
   >   
   >   
   >>   
   >> That remote location uses the same time, which runs into the same   
   >> direction and makes clocks tick at the same rate, that is an assumption.   
   >>   
   >> But this assumption also means, that all clocks in all the universe   
   >> would run into the same direction and make clocks tick at the same rate.   
   >>   
   >> THAT is actually 'Newton's absolute time', which is 'external' (kind of   
   >> 'God's clock').   
   >>   
   >> But if time isn't external, then time had to be restricted to the   
   >> location in question.   
   >>   
   >> This would allow the observer at point 'A' (for instance) to declare   
   >> himself to be at rest and everything else as moving.   
   >>   
   >> But that observer would need to consider, that all other observers could   
   >> do the same, but with other time-measures.   
   >Why are you stating all this irrelevant nonsense?   
   >   
   >Not even you can be so ignorant and stupid that you don't   
   >understand the following scenario:   
   >   
   >Remember, this scenario happens in the real world.   
   >Read it again and allow your self think!   
   >   
   >Consider the following scenario:   
   >Given an Euclidean space where the axes are called x, y and z.   
   >A is a point at x = 0, y = 0 and z = 0.   
   >B is a point at x = L, y = 0 and z = 0.   
   >Clock Ca is placed at A and another, equal clock Cb is at B.   
   >The two clocks simultaneously show the same; they are synchronous.   
   >An object is moving at constant speed from A to B.   
   >When the object is at A clock Ca shows t = ta.   
   >When the object is at B clock Cb shows t = tb.   
   >   
   >At t = ta, object O at A   
   >   
   >   Ca = ta                     Cb = ta   
   >   A                           B   
   >  -|---------------------------|---------> x   
   >   0                           L   
   >   O   
   >   
   >   
   >At t = tb, object O at B   
   >   
   >   Ca = tb                     Cb = tb   
   >   A                           B   
   >  -|---------------------------|---------> x   
   >   0                           L   
   >                               O   
   >In case your editor clutters up the figure:   
   >https://paulba.no/temp/Fig1.pdf   
   >   
   >   
   >The time the object used to travel from A to B is ?t = tb - ta.   
   >The object was moving at the speed v = L/?t = L/(tb - ta).   
   >   
   >Note that the above is equally true according Newtonian Mechanics   
   >and according to The Special Theory of Relativity (SRT).   
   >   
   >So is there no difference between NM and SR?   
   >   
   >Of course it is.   
   >In NM the ?t is 'absolute' in the sense that it is independent   
   >of frames of reference.   
   >   
   >So what about SR?   
   >   
   >The metric below defines SR. So what can be deduced from this   
   >metric is what SR predicts. This is indisputable.   
   >   
   >   (c?d?)² = (c?dt)² ? dx² ? dy² ? dz²                    (1)   
   >or:   
   >   d?² = (1 ? (1/c²)?[(dx/dt)² + (dy/dt)² + (dz/dt)²])dt² (2)   
   >or:   
   >   d? = ?(1 ? v²/c²)dt                                    (3)   
   >   where v² = (dx/dt)² + (dy/dt)² + (dz/dt)²   
   >   
   >(1), (2) and (3)  are the same metric.   
   >   
   >Let's calculate the proper time of a clock that is moving from   
   >the event    E1: t =  0, x = 0, y = 0, z = 0   
   >to the Event E2: t = ?t, x = 0, y = 0, z = 0   
   >   
   >According to (3): v = 0   
   >  ? = ?(from t=0 to t=?t)dt = ?t   
   >   
   >But what would it be in the frame of reference K' (t',x',z') ?   
   >   
   >Note that the metric (1) is true for any frame of reference   
   >So:   
   >  (c?d?)² = (c?dt')² ?dx'² ?dy'² ?dz'²   
   >and:   
   >  (c?d?)² = (c?dt)² ?dx² ?dy² ?dz² = (c?dt')² ?dx'² ?dy'² ?dz'²   
   >note:   
   >  this does _not_ mean that t = t', x = x', y = y' and z = z'   
   >   
   >Let the origin of K' move along the positive x-axis of K   
   >with the speed v.   
   >The events E1 and E2 will then have the coordinates in K':   
   >E1: t' =   0, x' = 0,    y' = 0, z' = 0   
   >E2: t' = ?t', x' = v?t', y' = 0, z' = 0   
   >   
   >Note that v = dx'/dt' and v² = (dx'/dt')²   
   >So according to (3):   
   >d? = ?(1 ? v²/c²)dt'   
   >? = ?(from t'=0 to t'= ?t') ?(1 ? v²/c²)dt' = ?(1 ? v²/c²)?t'   
   >   
   >The proper time between two events is invariant   
   >so: ? = ?t = ?(1 ? v²/c²)?t'   
   >   
   >The temporal interval between E1 and E2 is ?t in K   
   >The temporal interval between E1 and E2 is ?t/?(1 ? v²/c²) in K'   
   >The temporal intervals between the same two events are   
   >different in K and K'.   
   >   
   >Temporal intervals between events are not absolute,   
   >they are frame dependent.   
   >(Note that ?t and ?t' are _not_ proper times.)   
      
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