sci.physics.relativity

Dr. Henri Wilson wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 09:31:59 +1100, "Artful" wrote:
>
>> "Dr. Henri Wilson" wrote in message
>> news:hq9ms3dd3f4g71kkundoq22qtb4qd495ds@...
>>> On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:39:29 +0100, "Paul B. Andersen"
>>> <@> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dr. Henri Wilson skrev:
>>>>> If a clock that reads 12:00:00 EVERYWHERE, even though other observers
>>>>> are not
>>>>> immediately aware of the fact, then it is universally 12:00:00
>>>>> everywhere.
>>>> "a clock that reads 12:00:00 EVERYWHERE" is indeed a funny notion. :-)
>>>> An omnipresent clock?
>>> No, it is relatively simple to acheive this. ...just use my 'instantaneous
>>> universe' concept....(an infinite array of pre-synched clocks)
>> They will only remain be synchronized in the frame of reference where they
>> are all at rest.
>
> So your indoctrination tells you.

We have an example of "an array of pre synced clocks" in the GPS.
The array consists of several ground based clocks and several clocks
in orbit. The rate of the clocks in orbit have to be adjusted depending
on their speed and altitude, and it can only work if the orbits are circular.

> In reality the clocks stay in synch no matter what happens to them.

So this statement is proven wrong.


--
Paul

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