Let us have an observer at rest at (0,0) in a coordinate plane. Another at (1,0) moving away from the first observer at 5 m/s in the x direction as seen by observer 1 and another object at (1,1) moving away from observer 2 at 0.5C in the y direction as seen by observer 2. Should observer 1 see...
Thank you. I figured it out. They will be able to calculate the difference in times that they set the clock to 0. However each will believe themselves to be the faster. Using the synchronization difference make it so that in their world view the other measures them to be at the time that they do...
Oh thank you. I can see how things of this nature need very specific details.
So what I mean is:
The ship's after their own clock measures t0. Check the other ship's clock.
So for A1:
When A1 sees that the clock on his ship is t0. He observes the clock on A2.
A1 knows the time it would take for...
I see. This does make all the replies that I have gotten make sense. All this time I thought that the whole idea about physics was to find the inner workings of the natural world. lol. I started learning physics in middle school. Before I decided to become a programmer changed my major to comp...
So let us say that there are 3 separate alien species that somehow speak and write the same language. Let us say that 2 of these have always lived and died in their spaceships/asteriod ... going at speeds close to that of light.
Alien species 3. A3 leaves behind a message saying that at time t0...
I think that there is a distinction between saying "I think this is what the natural world is." and "I think this is how the natural world behaves.".
If we were to go with the former we wouldn't be able to know whether or not it is the truth but we could say I think that this is our best guess...
Thank you. I was trying to know if there was absolutely no difference in the physical predictions of the interpretations. I think that you are saying that there is absolutely no difference. That is what I was concerned about.
As for you actual point, I might be wrong I don't wish to speak for...
Okay, I think I am starting to get a good idea now of what I am really trying ask. Using an analogy from another area of physics: There is the concept of temperature. Difference in temperature causes transfers of heat. This can be used to power heat engines. it can be measured by a thermometer...
So time could be or is nothing more than the proportion of a set distance to a set speed. which we define from energy or momentum and not time? I mean is this interpretation is valid? We don't have to believe that it physically exists apart from this.That it is not intrinsic to reality but...
So, I am confused about the following.I learned in high school and in my first year of university that there is something called time dilation that observers observe that time is slower for objects that are moving faster. As in if there were two initially synchronized clocks that you could...
This was really helpful I didn't think of the surface tension aspect. but why does the air bubble move up. I mean do the air molecules bounce off the bottom with greater force to hit the top?
What I am confused about is why do bubbles of air in water move up. I understand why solids and liquids would move up in water if they are less dense. I get the idea that the deeper you go in water the more pressure there is because of the more water weighing down on the water and so there would...
Thanks for your answer. but i still do not understand how the wave can effect the next point in the string if the point on the wave closest to said next point in the string has a zero acceleration,velocity and displacement(as both waves cancel each other out.) I guess its another one of those...