Hi,
I actually live in Jakarta, Indonesia where they bombed J.W. Marriott hotel last year and the Australian embassy yesterday. Very very sad :(
Most of casualities are local (Indonesian) people. However Australian gov. have been very generous providing us help with investigations and such...
Garth: thanks, that's exactly the answer I was looking.
So, according to SR, our Earth time is somewhat slower than time at "some absolute stationary point in the universe" (say, CMB or something else). Is this correct?
Let's say from the frame of reference of an absolute stationary point in the universe. (Does such point exist? The center of the universe maybe?)
Edit: Oops too late. yes, what arildno said.
Just curious, what is the speed of an object standing still on earth? (taking into account Earth's rotation and revolution, the rotation of our galaxy, the fact that we are part of an expanding universe, etc.)
Hi I'm new here.
I enjoyed reading George Gamow's books, and obviously I'm wanting more. Any recomendations? I'm looking for modern physics topics presented gently for layperson (i.e. like Gamow's books).
I'm thinking to buy Brian Greene's books: "The Elegant Universe" and "The Fabric of...