"2 theories, same experimental predictions, can one fail but not the other ?"
(above was intented to be the title, got truncated)
Let’s say we have 2 physical theories, call them A and B, that make the same experimentally verifieable predictions. But they are based on different postulates. And...
Thanks for the insight, PeterDonis. So my primary question is answered, because I only care about the LET version(s) that make the same predictions like STR.
Still I’m puzzled how this could be.
LET assumes absolute simultaneity, even if we still couldn’t exactly determine it. In STR, in...
I think you’re doing injustice to my question, or alternatively I didn’t express myself accurately, so I’ll try to do better:
Would an experimental result demonstrating FTL transmission of information disprove the STR ?
Would the same experiment disprove the LET ?
I know STR is extensively...
According to what I read "lorentz ether theory" or LET is a real historical theory, that makes the same predictions like STR. (But has other axioms. It assumes absolute simultaneity, for example.)
Isn't that true ?
I found the thread "SR, LET, FTL & Causality Violation", looked through through all of it and read large parts. I believe I found my answer there, but to make sure, I'm asking the question here:
Suppose we had some "magical" black-boxes that allow us to communicate information in both...