Edgar, It might help if we all used consistent language for "present", "event", "simultaneous", etc. I recommend we use the definitions which Einstein works out (starting on page 2 of his paper):
http://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/einstein/specrel/specrel.pdf It would avoid a lot of confusion I think, because so far we seem to be talking past each other over what basic words mean. Jason On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 5:45 PM, Edgar L. Owen <[email protected]> wrote: > Liz, > > Yes, of course you are correct. They do it all the time but in the present > moment rather than any clock time simultaneity. Without a present moment > when do they meet up and compare? Certainly not in their individual clock > times which are different. > > Edgar > > On Sunday, January 5, 2014 4:29:29 PM UTC-5, Liz R wrote: >> >> On 6 January 2014 10:16, Edgar L. Owen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Liz, >>> >>> What is explained quite well by relativity is the differing clock times. >>> The fact they differ in the same present moment is not even recognized nor >>> explained by relativity.... It's a basic but totally unexplained >>> assumption.... >>> >>> There is no reason in SR why observers can't meet up and compare their >> clocks. >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
