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April 15th, 2007, 02:57 AM
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Re: OT: System Clock Loses Hour
Ok, so then, what's the difference between the speed of light here and at jupiter?
Remember, the planet Earth and the planet Jupiter are moving at different speeds in different directions.
Now think about that some.
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April 15th, 2007, 05:22 AM
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Re: OT: System Clock Loses Hour
Zero. The speed of light relative to Earth in a reference frame where Earth is at rest is exactly the same as the speed of light relative to Jupiter in a reference frame where Jupiter is at rest. This simple fact is the basis of most or all of the theory of relativity.
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April 16th, 2007, 04:41 AM
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Re: OT: System Clock Loses Hour
I might point out that earth and jupiter are not at rest relative to each other.
Nor am I contradicting you.
It just seems to have some interesting implications.
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April 16th, 2007, 08:24 AM
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Re: OT: System Clock Loses Hour
nor is the whole system at rest eaither...
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Re: OT: System Clock Loses Hour
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I might point out that earth and jupiter are not at rest relative to each other.
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Which doesn't matter when you aren't comparing Earth and Jupiter.
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April 16th, 2007, 09:54 PM
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Re: OT: System Clock Loses Hour
...I dunno.
Fyron...If the speed of light is relative to the nearest large body...Think about it.
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Re: OT: System Clock Loses Hour
The speed of light isn't relative to anything; that's the entire point of relativity. Through vacuum it always travels at C. (which is what causes all the other weird side effects of relativity, like time dilation)
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Re: OT: System Clock Loses Hour
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The speed of light isn't relative to anything; that's the entire point of relativity. Through vacuum it always travels at C. (which is what causes all the other weird side effects of relativity, like time dilation)
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Zero. The speed of light relative to Earth in a reference frame where Earth is at rest is exactly the same as the speed of light relative to Jupiter in a reference frame where Jupiter is at rest. This simple fact is the basis of most or all of the theory of relativity.
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...Hey, I'm just working off what other people say.
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