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FactChecker replied to the thread Graduate Request for References.Honestly, I am having a hard time simply understanding the statement of your theorem, let alone know where it can be referenced as... -
FactChecker reacted to Muu9's post in the thread How good is Brian Cox as a science communicator? with
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Well this makes sense to me since the government is largely responsible for and leading the way on these issues. If I wanted a better... -
FactChecker replied to the thread How good is Brian Cox as a science communicator?.If their "pronouncements" are just relaying the best knowledge of experts in the field, is that OK? If so, they should just make it...
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FactChecker reacted to bob012345's post in the thread How good is Brian Cox as a science communicator? with Like.
One of the things that sparks public skepticism is when scientists with expertise in one area use their authority to make pronouncements...
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FactChecker replied to the thread How good is Brian Cox as a science communicator?.I disagree. Mathematics is based on logic derived solidly from the axioms and stated assumptions. The logic is not "bent" to fit...
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FactChecker reacted to sophiecentaur's post in the thread How good is Brian Cox as a science communicator? with Like.
i.e. when we have found a working model We really don't need an apologist for Maths but, as it's based on axioms, it doesn't need...
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FactChecker replied to the thread How good is Brian Cox as a science communicator?.If you have any counterexamples to the accepted mathematical axioms, please let us know. Pure math is pure until it is used; then it is...
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FactChecker reacted to A.T.'s post in the thread Undergrad How does reciprocal time dilation work? with Like.
Because that's how the Lorentz Transformation works.
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FactChecker replied to the thread Undergrad How does reciprocal time dilation work?.Any IRF can be considered to be "stationary". So either one of the clocks in their respective IRF can be "stationary". It is not about...
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FactChecker reacted to Ibix's post in the thread Undergrad How does reciprocal time dilation work? with Like.
Additional to @Dale's comments, you also assume that they zeroed their clocks when they passed one another. And you are talking about...
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FactChecker replied to the thread Undergrad How does reciprocal time dilation work?.The clocks are traveling long distances in opposite relative directions to each other. The ticking rate of a traveling clock is most...
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FactChecker reacted to A.T.'s post in the thread Undergrad How does reciprocal time dilation work? with Like.
Look up: Relativity of Simultaneity
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FactChecker replied to the thread Undergrad Reciprocal time dilation on the example with two moving trains.At what time, by whose set of synchronized clocks, at which carriage location? When A carriage 1 reads 2 sec, A carriage 2 also reads 2...
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FactChecker replied to the thread High School Can anyone deeply understand relativity?."Understand" at what depth? There is a big difference between developing an intuitive acceptance and being able to do all the...
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FactChecker reacted to sbrothy's post in the thread High School Can anyone deeply understand relativity? with
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I wanted to respond with a laughing emoji but that would be unfair. After all, highschool is where you make your choices regarding your...