From: Androcles on

"John Polasek" <jpolasek(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
news:usimu5hk5ar0j0n6n8ie8q8b2e1ssu11u5(a)4ax.com...
> On Thu, 6 May 2010 23:35:16 -0700 (PDT), Peter Riedt
> <riedt1(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Expansion = contraction
>>
>>Lorentz contraction formula L1=L*sqrt(1-(c/v)^2) applied to the
>>parallel arm of MMX explained the null result of the interferometer
>>experiment.
>>
>>My expansion formula L1=L*sqrt(1+(c/v)^2) applied to the perpendicular
>>arm explains the same thing.
>>
>>Peter Riedt
> I haven't read all the messages in this thread but has no one pointed
> out to you that you've got the term c/v upside down? it should be v/c.
> How much actual work have you done with this equation?

Has no one pointed out to you that he's got the term c/v wrong? it should be
0.
How much actual work have you done with this equation?





From: Jerry on
On May 7, 1:35 am, Peter Riedt <rie...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Expansion = contraction
>
> Lorentz contraction formula L1=L*sqrt(1-(c/v)^2) applied to the
> parallel arm of MMX explained the null result of the interferometer
> experiment.
>
> My expansion formula L1=L*sqrt(1+(c/v)^2) applied to the perpendicular
> arm explains the same thing.

(sigh)
It's deja vu all over again...


The transverse width expansion hypothesis predicts unreasonable
couplings between physically unrelated objects.

Consider launching a spaceship capable of accelerating to a
speed of 0.9c.


^
|
-------------------------------------------------------------
T minus 0 seconds


^
|
.
.
.
.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Liftoff


Next, consider the simultaneous launching of TWO spaceships
both capable of accelerating to a speed of 0.99c.


^ ^
| |
-------------------------------------------------------------
T minus 0 seconds


^ ^
| |
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
-------------------------------------------------------------
Liftoff

The transverse width expansion hypothesis predicts that the
two accelerating spaceships will lift off at opposite angles
from their respective launch sites until they reach terminal
velocity, after which they will run parallel with each other.

Now, tell me what happens when you launch THREE spaceships...

:-)

Jerry