sci.physics.relativity

On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:13:06 -0800 (PST), kenseto wrote:

>SR defines that proper time is invariant. In other words, the elapse
>of a specfic interval of proper time in A's frame will correspond to
>the elapse of the same specific interval of proper time in B's frame.
>A specfic interval of proper time is not represented by the same
>interval of clock time in different frames. For example:
>1. Observer A clock second represent a specfic interval of proper time
>and call this interval of proper time as t_pa.
>2. Observer A will use the following SR formula to determine the clock
>time value in B's frame (t_pb) for his specfic interval of proper time
>(t_pa) as follows:
>d(t_pb) = d(t_pa) - vdx/c^2
>Where v is the relative velocity between A and B and dx is the
>distance of separation between A and B and c is the speed of light.
>
>What this mean is that proper time is just another term for universal
>time or absolute time.

Correct so far...the rest is aetherian nonsense.

>Ken Seto



Henri Wilson. ASTC,BSc,DSc(T)
/hewn/

Einstein's Relativity is easy to understand if one has the IQ of a parrot and a gullibility index >.