From: eric gisse on
kenseto wrote:

> On Apr 6, 12:50 pm, Tom Roberts <tjroberts...(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> kenseto wrote:
>> > Physicists use the word inertial frame to mean the absolute frame
>>
>> No, we don't. That would be preposterous. Do not confuse yourself with "a
>> physicist".
>
> ROTFLOL....You are denying the obvious.....the PoR asserts that all
> frames are equaivalent, including the absolute frame.

Really, Ken? Could you show us a resource that makes both parts of your
claim?

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From: kenseto on
On Apr 6, 6:07 pm, PD <thedraperfam...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 6, 4:02 pm, kenseto <kens...(a)erinet.com> wrote:
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> > On Apr 6, 12:58 pm, PD <thedraperfam...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > On Apr 6, 11:50 am, Tom Roberts <tjroberts...(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > > > kenseto wrote:
> > > > > Physicists use the word inertial frame to mean the absolute frame
>
> > > > No, we don't. That would be preposterous. Do not confuse yourself with "a
> > > > physicist".
>
> > > > Tom Roberts
>
> > > Seto's argument:
> > > 1. The properties physicists ascribe to inertial frames in fact are
> > > properties unique to the absolute rest frame, by Seto's dictum.
> > > 2. Therefore physicists are equating inertial reference frames and the
> > > absolute rest frame.
>
> > Yes.
>
> > > 3. Relativity says there is no such thing as the absolute rest frame.
>
> > No....relaticty name the absolute frame as an inertial frame. SR does
> > not say that there is no absolute rest frame.
>
> Yes, it does. It explicitly says there is no such thing as an absolute
> rest frame.

It is true that no object in the universe is in a state absolute rest
frame. However the PoR says that all frames are equivalent including
the absolute rest frame and therefore every SR obsrever uses the
absolute rest frame to derive its math. LET derived its math based on
the absolute rest frame. That's why SR and LET have the same math. You
show me where SR says that there is no such thing as an absolute rest
frame.

> I don't know what you're reading about what SR says, but if your
> reading material doesn't explain this, then you've got crappy reading
> material.
>
> > SR says that all frames
> > are equivalent, including the absolute rest frame.
>
> SR says all inertial reference frames have the same laws of physics.
> It isn't about to make the same claim about a frame it explicitly says
> does not exist.

But the PoR includes the absolute rest frame as an inertial frame. The
PoR does not say that the absolute rest frame doesn't exist.

Ken Setp
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> > > 4. Therefore relativity is self-contradictory, and must be replaced by
> > > a better theory with no contradictions.
> > > 5. Seto's theory is such a theory.
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> > No relativity (SR) is incomplete. In order for SR to be complete it
> > must include the possibility that an observed clock can run faster
> > than the observer's clock. IRT is such a theory:http://www.modelmechanics.org/2008irt.dtg.pdf
>
> > Ken Seto
>
> > Ken Seto
>
> > > Now, if you point out this is like asserting that mammalian property
> > > of having mammary glands is the unique property of reptiles, and that
> > > therefore mammals are reptiles, and therefore biological taxonomy is
> > > self-contradictory and needs to be replaced with a better taxonomy
> > > that classifies cats as reptiles, Seto will then ask you whether you
> > > are now claiming that inertial reference frames are reptiles.
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From: kenseto on
On Apr 6, 5:37 pm, moro...(a)world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney)
wrote:
> kenseto <kens...(a)erinet.com> writes:
> >On Apr 5, 4:02 pm, moro...(a)world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney)
> >wrote:
> >> kenseto <kens...(a)erinet.com> writes:
> >> >On Apr 2, 12:27 am, moro...(a)world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney)
> >> >wrote:
> >> >> No "absolute rest frame" - each observation is _relative_ to their own
> >> >> frame.
> >> >Yes there is absolute frame in SR. The SR observer assumes that he is
> >> >in an absolute frame and that's why he predicts all the clocks moving
> >> >wrt him are running slow.
>
> >> As i thought.  You seem to be using the word "absolute" to mean what
> the
> >> word "reference" or "relative" means to physicists (when discussing
> >> relativity).  To a physicist, "absolute" frames mean something completely
> >> different.
> >Physicists use the word inertial frame to mean the absolute frame and
> >assumes the exclusive properties of the absolute frame to derive the
> >math.
>
> No they do not.  They use "absolute frame" to refer to a frame which has
> some special properties that is different from all other frames in older
> theories.  Einstein specifically stated there was no absolute reference
> frame.

The special properties of the absolute frame are: All the cloks moving
wrt the absolute rest observer are running slow by a factor of 1/gamma
and all the rod moving wrt the rest obbserver are contracted.
The PoR of SR does not exclude the absolute rest frame and that's why
every SR observer can claim the same exclusive properties of the
absolute rest frame to derive its math.

>
> [snip rest]
>
> I see you still can't do this:
>
> : Now, can you tell us how you think the clocks on a GPS satellite and on
> : the ground see each other without using the word "absolute"? (and
> : without using the nonsense phrase "redefined second") ?

What do you mean by "see each other" without using the word absolute
and redefined second?
The designers of the GPS knew that a ground clock second contains a
higher amount of absolute time than a GPS second and therefore they
redefined the GPS second to make it contain the same amount of
absolute time as a ground clock second.
You missed the point that you can only synch two relative clocks by
having them running at the same rates in terms of absolute tme.

Ken Seto


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From: PD on
On Apr 7, 6:02 am, kenseto <kens...(a)erinet.com> wrote:
> On Apr 6, 6:07 pm, PD <thedraperfam...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Apr 6, 4:02 pm, kenseto <kens...(a)erinet.com> wrote:
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> > > On Apr 6, 12:58 pm, PD <thedraperfam...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > On Apr 6, 11:50 am, Tom Roberts <tjroberts...(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > > > > kenseto wrote:
> > > > > > Physicists use the word inertial frame to mean the absolute frame
>
> > > > > No, we don't. That would be preposterous. Do not confuse yourself with "a
> > > > > physicist".
>
> > > > > Tom Roberts
>
> > > > Seto's argument:
> > > > 1. The properties physicists ascribe to inertial frames in fact are
> > > > properties unique to the absolute rest frame, by Seto's dictum.
> > > > 2. Therefore physicists are equating inertial reference frames and the
> > > > absolute rest frame.
>
> > > Yes.
>
> > > > 3. Relativity says there is no such thing as the absolute rest frame.
>
> > > No....relaticty name the absolute frame as an inertial frame. SR does
> > > not say that there is no absolute rest frame.
>
> > Yes, it does. It explicitly says there is no such thing as an absolute
> > rest frame.
>
> It is true that no object in the universe is in a state absolute rest
> frame.

The statement is stronger than that. It is not just that there are no
objects at absolute rest.
Relativity makes the explicit assertion -- in black and white -- that
there is no absolute rest frame at all. Period. The rest of what
you've said below is wrong, because it follows from this mistake.

> However the PoR says that all frames are equivalent including
> the absolute rest frame and therefore every SR obsrever uses the
> absolute rest frame to derive its math. LET derived its math based on
> the absolute rest frame. That's why SR and LET have the same math. You
> show me where SR says that there is no such thing as an absolute rest
> frame.
>
> > I don't know what you're reading about what SR says, but if your
> > reading material doesn't explain this, then you've got crappy reading
> > material.
>
> > > SR says that all frames
> > > are equivalent, including the absolute rest frame.
>
> > SR says all inertial reference frames have the same laws of physics.
> > It isn't about to make the same claim about a frame it explicitly says
> > does not exist.
>
> But the PoR includes the absolute rest frame as an inertial frame. The
> PoR does not say that the absolute rest frame doesn't exist.

Special relativity says the absolute rest frame doesn't exist. I don't
know why you are looking for that statement to be included in the PoR.
Special relativity involves more than the one-sentence PoR.

>
> Ken Setp
>
>
>
> > > > 4. Therefore relativity is self-contradictory, and must be replaced by
> > > > a better theory with no contradictions.
> > > > 5. Seto's theory is such a theory.
>
> > > No relativity (SR) is incomplete. In order for SR to be complete it
> > > must include the possibility that an observed clock can run faster
> > > than the observer's clock. IRT is such a theory:http://www.modelmechanics.org/2008irt.dtg.pdf
>
> > > Ken Seto
>
> > > Ken Seto
>
> > > > Now, if you point out this is like asserting that mammalian property
> > > > of having mammary glands is the unique property of reptiles, and that
> > > > therefore mammals are reptiles, and therefore biological taxonomy is
> > > > self-contradictory and needs to be replaced with a better taxonomy
> > > > that classifies cats as reptiles, Seto will then ask you whether you
> > > > are now claiming that inertial reference frames are reptiles.
>
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From: Sue... on
On Apr 7, 7:02 am, kenseto <kens...(a)erinet.com> wrote:
> On Apr 6, 6:07 pm, PD <thedraperfam...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
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> > On Apr 6, 4:02 pm, kenseto <kens...(a)erinet.com> wrote:
>
> > > On Apr 6, 12:58 pm, PD <thedraperfam...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > On Apr 6, 11:50 am, Tom Roberts <tjroberts...(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > > > > kenseto wrote:
> > > > > > Physicists use the word inertial frame to mean the absolute frame
>
> > > > > No, we don't. That would be preposterous. Do not confuse yourself with "a
> > > > > physicist".
>
> > > > > Tom Roberts
>
> > > > Seto's argument:
> > > > 1. The properties physicists ascribe to inertial frames in fact are
> > > > properties unique to the absolute rest frame, by Seto's dictum.
> > > > 2. Therefore physicists are equating inertial reference frames and the
> > > > absolute rest frame.
>
> > > Yes.
>
> > > > 3. Relativity says there is no such thing as the absolute rest frame.
>
> > > No....relaticty name the absolute frame as an inertial frame. SR does
> > > not say that there is no absolute rest frame.
>
> > Yes, it does. It explicitly says there is no such thing as an absolute
> > rest frame.
>

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> It is true that no object in the universe is in a state absolute rest
> frame. However the PoR says that all frames are equivalent including
> the absolute rest frame and therefore every SR obsrever uses the
> absolute rest frame to derive its math. LET derived its math based on
> the absolute rest frame. That's why SR and LET have the same math.

Indeed!

<<...one of Einstein's two main reasons for abandoning
special relativity as a suitable framework for
physics was the fact that, no less than Newtonian
mechanics, special relativity is based on the
unjustified and epistemologically problematical
assumption of a preferred class of reference frames,
precisely the issue raised by the twins paradox.
Today the "special theory" exists only, aside from
its historical importance, as a convenient set of
widely applicable formulas for important limiting
cases of the general theory, but the epistemological
foundation of those formulas must be sought in the
context of the general theory. >>
http://www.mathpages.com/rr/s4-07/4-07.htm

Sue...


> You
> show me where SR says that there is no such thing as an absolute rest
> frame.
>
> > I don't know what you're reading about what SR says, but if your
> > reading material doesn't explain this, then you've got crappy reading
> > material.
>
> > > SR says that all frames
> > > are equivalent, including the absolute rest frame.
>
> > SR says all inertial reference frames have the same laws of physics.
> > It isn't about to make the same claim about a frame it explicitly says
> > does not exist.
>
> But the PoR includes the absolute rest frame as an inertial frame. The
> PoR does not say that the absolute rest frame doesn't exist.
>
> Ken Setp
>
>
>
> > > > 4. Therefore relativity is self-contradictory, and must be replaced by
> > > > a better theory with no contradictions.
> > > > 5. Seto's theory is such a theory.
>
> > > No relativity (SR) is incomplete. In order for SR to be complete it
> > > must include the possibility that an observed clock can run faster
> > > than the observer's clock. IRT is such a theory:http://www.modelmechanics.org/2008irt.dtg.pdf
>
> > > Ken Seto
>
> > > Ken Seto
>
> > > > Now, if you point out this is like asserting that mammalian property
> > > > of having mammary glands is the unique property of reptiles, and that
> > > > therefore mammals are reptiles, and therefore biological taxonomy is
> > > > self-contradictory and needs to be replaced with a better taxonomy
> > > > that classifies cats as reptiles, Seto will then ask you whether you
> > > > are now claiming that inertial reference frames are reptiles.
>
> > > > Seto's mind is like a fire that has gone out overnight.
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