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Undergrad Is Absolute Position Necessary to Understand Relativity?
thanks that makes perfect sense!- joshk
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Undergrad Is Absolute Position Necessary to Understand Relativity?
thanks peter and ibix that clears up a lot! I did suspect that would be the explanation for the last question. So if I could follow up, I get confused in that... If the force to increase the speed of the apple as you move along with the apple is Newtonian, then wouldn't it be possible to...- joshk
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Undergrad Is Absolute Position Necessary to Understand Relativity?
I am guessing this is an easy one to grasp, but I think I am missing something in my understanding of relativity. Relativity suggests that as an object moves toward the speed of light, a greater amount of force is required to increase its velocity. For this to be true, wouldn't it require the...- joshk
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