Special Relativity

[matrixscarface]

Suppose Special Relativity is true, that the theory is correct, and that we have lived along this since time began, suppose it stopped. suppose that this is how the universe were to end, and special relativity stop suddenly, right at this moment. what would be the consequence? lets see how creative you all are...

[kamil]

Originally Posted by matrixscarface

suppose it stopped.

How exactly? As in its concequences (time dilation, lenght contraction etc.) would no longer apply, well then i guess the laws of electromagnetism wouldn't hold true as they would contradict simple mechanics.............. i guess this would lead to us having a Newtonian perception of space adn time.

Wierd question IMO.

[UncleAl]

"Az di bobe vot gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde."
Do you have three grandfathers?

What are the founding postulates of Special Relativity? Which of those would you suddenly discard?

Annalen der Physik 4 XVII 891-921 (1905)

http://fourmilab.to/etexts/einstein/specrel/specrel.pdf
http://www.geocities.com/physics_wor...1905_error.htm
http://www.physics.gatech.edu/people...relativity.pdf
Longitudinal and transverse mass error corrected

[Qfwfq]

Longitudinal and transverse mass? They have no place in a proper, Lorentz-covariant formulation.

I thought you would know better than that Uncle Al.

p_µ = m u_µ, m^2 = E^2 - p^2

[UncleAl]

Special Relativity. Feel free to debate the issue with the authors of the documents. "8^>)

[arkain101]

A satalite adjusts its clock to match the time at earth. If the satalite is experiencing what it concludes as regular time, then in fact, earth 'time' is speeding up. I have heard people try to explain to me that a fast moving (fast enough for visual time dialtion) object would see things around it slow down in time. But, if a satalite has to adjust ahead to match (if you look from its frame) earths time, then obviously earth is appearing to travel into the future. Physics WOULD HAVE to change as it became apparent that objects sped up through time on earth from the satalites perspective. Bada bap da da

[Qfwfq]

Originally Posted by UncleAl

Feel free to debate the issue with the authors of the documents.

Knock, knock, knock...........

No answer. Just cold, grey stone.

[UncleAl]

The clock that passes through the most space records the least time. There is no symmetry ambiguity or any other ambiguity. Before you talk about something, know something about the something. If you cannot run the math then your opinion is without foundation. Ignorance can be educated, stupidity is forever. Make your choice.


http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu...iv/airtim.html
Hafele-Keating Experiment
http://bkocay.cs.umanitoba.ca/Students/Theory.html
The distorted cube

[Qfwfq]

Who are you saying that to, and who said anything to the contrary concerning time?

Quit being an old grump Uncle Al, regardless of whether anyone here is ignorant or stupid. If you say these things, disregarding courtesy and forum rules, at least have the face to specify what exactly you refer it too.

[hallenrm]

Originally Posted by matrixscarface

Suppose Special ........special relativity stop suddenly, right at this moment. what would be the consequence? lets see how creative you all are...

What do you mean by saying "special relativity stop suddenly"??? Theories do not move!! They are the realizations of an individual/s at a particular time