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Herman Trivilino replied to the thread High School Calculating an impossible reference frame as my own homework problem.What do you mean by enter a reference frame? What are you trying to learn? -
Herman Trivilino replied to the thread High School Uniform thermal expansion of metals.The thing is, without data to support that conclusion we have, well, no data to support it! -
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Yes, I think the double hole case is a good follow up question to ask after explaining the single hole case, in order to check if the... -
Herman Trivilino replied to the thread High School Uniform thermal expansion of metals.That's because you already have or others have done so for you. My point is that conclusions like that cannot be arrived at by reasoning... -
Herman Trivilino replied to the thread High School Uniform thermal expansion of metals.There is no single reason that would be valid for everyone. You would need to design a question that would probe that issue. You would... -
Herman Trivilino replied to the thread High School Uniform thermal expansion of metals.My point is, they are a distraction. Doesn't matter how deep they are. The distance ##x## will increase. Put two marks on the disk and... -
Herman Trivilino replied to the thread High School Uniform thermal expansion of metals.Every one-dimensional measurement increases by the same ratio. Put two marks anywhere on the disk and the distance between them will... -
Herman Trivilino replied to the thread Graduate How valid is the Block Universe theory?.When I'm doing spacetime calculations I'm using the same math used by block universe proponents, but I'm not thinking of the future as... -
Herman Trivilino replied to the thread Graduate How valid is the Block Universe theory?.So in 1905 Einstein didn't come up with a new theory called special relativity? Just a new interpretation of the already-existing... -
Herman Trivilino replied to the thread Graduate How valid is the Block Universe theory?.I suppose I'm not familiar enough with the Block Universe and the terminology. I don't think of future events as fixed, but some people... -
Herman Trivilino replied to the thread Graduate How valid is the Block Universe theory?.Rather than need I think it's an issue of desire. When we first encounter quantum theory we want to know the meaning of the main... -
Herman Trivilino replied to the thread Graduate How valid is the Block Universe theory?.There is no math in the interpretation! All the math is in the theory. An interpretation is just the way you think about the math when... -
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I think you mean 83 ps. The speed of light is about 30 cm/ns, so 2.5 cm must be less than a ns. -
Herman Trivilino replied to the thread Graduate How valid is the Block Universe theory?.Oops. I had to go back and edit that post about 3 times because I kept making mistakes. Too early in the morning maybe? Oh well, what's... -
Herman Trivilino replied to the thread Undergrad First law of this universe.Huhh? My height hasn't changed in decades whereas my mass has significantly. Although not during the trip I mentioned.