Is There a Connection Between Space, Time, and Velocity?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the relationship between space, time, and velocity, exploring whether these concepts are inherently linked and how they are commonly represented together in physics. The scope includes theoretical considerations and conceptual clarifications regarding spacetime and the nature of velocity.

Discussion Character

  • Conceptual clarification
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants inquire about the reason space and time are often discussed together as a "package" (spacetime) and whether they are quantized.
  • One participant references Maxwell's work on the speed of light and its independence from the observer's motion, suggesting that this established a distinction between how material objects and electrical phenomena relate to velocity.
  • Another participant proposes that velocity should also be included in the discussion of space and time, suggesting a "space-time-velocity" concept due to their interrelation.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the relationship between space, time, and velocity, with no consensus reached on the necessity of including velocity in the spacetime framework.

Contextual Notes

The discussion includes varying interpretations of how space and time are related and the implications of velocity in this context, with some assumptions about the nature of these concepts remaining unaddressed.

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[SOLVED] y space and time in package?

why do they always speak about space and time in package. are this magnitudes sort of related?
 
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To clarify the question a little; are you asking why space and time are reffered to as a package together (spacetime), or why both space and time are spoken of as if they come in little packages (quantised)?
 
Maxwell created an open wound in the world of Physics when he proved that the speed of light was independent of the motion of the observer. So all things material still obeyed the Galleilan velocity transform laws (essentially, velocities add) while electrical phenomena did not. This wound remained open for nearly 50yrs until Einstein's paper on relativity was published. A.E. used Maxwells constant speed of light to derive Lorentzes emperical electrical velocity transform equations. To accomplish this he linked space and time, showing that that they are intimitly tied together.

It is not clear what you mean by "magnitudes sort of related" Space and time are different axis of a coordinate system related by c, the speed of light.
 
I meant why not append this package with some velocity cause space and time are related thru velocity?
why should not that expression go space-time-velocity concept for example?
 

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