Jesse, It doesn't give a coordinate transformation, it gives an explanation. Shortly I'll post a longer analysis...
Best, Edgar On Thursday, February 6, 2014 7:01:11 PM UTC-5, jessem wrote: > > > > On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 6:05 PM, Edgar L. Owen <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Jesse, >> >> OK, here's another question to get to the crux. >> >> You claim the twins "meet in the same point of spacetime". >> >> OK, if that's a real point in spacetime it MUST have a t-coordinate. What >> is the value of that t-coordinate? >> > > In my example it was t=50. But it depends entirely on details like when > you set the coordinate clocks to 0, what coordinates the twins departed at, > and their respective velocities in this coordinate system. > > > >> And what's the relation of that t-coordinate to the different clock time >> t-coordinates of the twins? What's the transform that converts the two >> different clock time t values to the SAME same point t value? >> > > Why is there a need for one? If two different measuring tapes cross at a > point in space, with and the point where they cross is at the 30 cm mark on > one tape and the 40 cm mark on the other, and there's a Cartesian > coordinate grid on the surface under them which says this point has an > x-coordinate of 50, is there a need for a "transformation" that changes 30 > and 40 to 50? > > >> >> I say there isn't any, that relativity can't supply one. And that this >> means that, while relativity can arbitrarily DEFINE a same moment in >> spacetime as you do, it can NOT explain or calculate it. >> >> Only my p-time theory does this, relativity doesn't.... >> > > You're saying your p-time theory gives a *mathematical* transformation, or > just some sort of "conceptual" transformation? If mathematical, can you > give a specific numerical example showing how it works, and what the > transformation function is? > > Jesse > -- 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.
