On Friday, February 7, 2014 10:34:50 PM UTC, Edgar L. Owen wrote: > > Ghibbsa, > > Well yes, basically that's it. The question I have is why we have to > choose one frame over the other to get the correct results. > > Edgar > I see what you are asking, or think so. But unfortunately it goes beyond what I feel able to answer....at least in terms of relativity. I am having a go at contributing one way or another on various threads. And I've got my own intuition of course. But a conclusive answer I do not have.
> > > > On Friday, February 7, 2014 5:17:41 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote: >> >> >> On Friday, February 7, 2014 10:04:42 PM UTC, Edgar L. Owen wrote: >>> >>> Ghibbsa, >>> >>> I'm not sure that works because it assumes there is an absolute space >>> background (sort of like the aether) defined by the NON-rotating center of >>> the earth. Why would that be the case? In other words what is that "hell of >>> a lot faster" motion relative too, and why do we choose that frame as the >>> correct/absolute one? >>> >>> Edgar >>> >> >> My concern is that your questions are going beyond my personal knowledge >> of relativity which isn't much. But, at risk of not addressing the >> distinctiveness of what you have just said to me (if I don't then >> apologies), I could try restating what I just said, but slightly >> differently. >> >> - gravity is geometric >> >> - two objects at different distances from a massive body, in >> geosychronous orbit relative to eachother, are not the same frame in >> relativity, because one is moving faster relative to the speed of the >> other. Because that's the only way to get geosynchronous situation. >> >> >> > -- 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.
