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Oct25-10, 10:42 AM   #18
 

Theory of Relativity?


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A mass moving with the velocity of light?
Evidences

eeinstein says mass and energy are equivalent.
Light is deflected by gravity. etc etc
 
Oct25-10, 10:50 AM   #19
 
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This is like asking what would happen if we discover that we've been wrong all this time to think that stuff we drop fall towards the ground, and that they actually just float at a constant distance from the ground.


OK, it makes sense to ask what would it would mean if special relativity makes bad predictions about massive objects that have been accelerated to speeds extremely close to c. It would mean that both special and general relativity would have to be replaced by more accurate theories (but we already know that they need to be replaced, because SR can't handle gravity and GR can't handle quantum effects).



If relativity didn't say what it says, it wouldn't be relativity, would it? Are you asking us to use another theory to answer the question? Which theory would you like us to use?
I'm not asking for you to create a new theory all together. I'm just curious as to what would happen to pretty much everything we know about relitivistic physics? Assuming that E=mc^2 was wrong?
 
Oct25-10, 11:55 AM   #20
 
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Quote by Hyperspace2 View Post
Evidences

eeinstein says mass and energy are equivalent.
Light is deflected by gravity. etc etc
You really need to read the FAQ. You are making a horrible misinterpretation. That's like saying a tomato has dirt, just because it grew out of the ground.

Zz.
 
Oct25-10, 11:57 AM   #21
 
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You really need to read the FAQ. You are making a horrible misinterpretation. That's like saying a tomato has dirt, just because it grew out of the ground.

Zz.
Sorry
 
Oct25-10, 12:12 PM   #22
 
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I'm not asking for you to create a new theory all together. I'm just curious as to what would happen to pretty much everything we know about relitivistic physics? Assuming that E=mc^2 was wrong?
What would happen if known physics were wrong? It would be wrong. GPS devices would retroactively not work; people who thought they'd driven safely to work this morning will discover they have in fact driven into a lake.

What is it you want to hear?

Please ask an answerable question.
 
Oct26-10, 08:37 AM   #23
 
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I'm not asking for you to create a new theory all together. I'm just curious as to what would happen to pretty much everything we know about relitivistic physics? Assuming that E=mc^2 was wrong?
So what theory are you asking me to use?

I know that's what you asked, but the question doesn't make sense. It's like asking what would happen to non-relativistic physics if we discover that car keys fall away from the ground when they're dropped. How would you answer that question? If we discover that, we have a lot bigger problems than what some theory says. We would have to figure out how and why we came to the incorrect conclusion that car keys fall towards the ground in all previous experiments.
 
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