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The Transactional Interpretation. Hello again, I ended up reading John Gribbin's later book, "Schrödinger's Kittens and the search for Reality. At the end of his book he explains John Cramer's model of QM called "transactional interpretation" which is a clear easy way to conceptualize and...

Conceptual Answers. John Gribbin John Gribbin's book "Schrödinger's Kittens and the search for Reality is a good one to explain most of these difficulties. At the end of his book he explains John Cramer's model of QM called "transactional interpretation" which is a clear easy way to...

Thx JesseM Yes I understand. I guess my question is; mathematically do the two scenario give you the exact same result? It seems to me as they must, as in the Michelson-Morkey experiment I assume they synchronized the clocks while they were next to each other. It would be silly for them...

The basis for this number is the fact that each observer is supposed to synchronize different clocks which are at rest in their frame by making the assumption that light travels at the same speed in both directions in their own rest frame. So if I have two clocks which are at rest in my frame...

I got it all now. My original mistake was fueled by using the motorcycle analogy. I assumed the clocks (watch) on the mototcyclist and "stationary" observer were synchronized before he set off on his run. Thanks for your time. I can explain it to the rest of my family now. At least those...

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Ok I see it. You are on the center part of the ruler moving at 3 "fivers" per second. You have to synchronize your clocks, and as the light from the front of the ruler clock (right) reaches you quicker than the clock on the left (back). the front clock gets put back. In your example you...

Thank guys. I understand the maths, but I having a little problem visualizing the relativity of simultaneity. Have not had much quiet time to think about it. I need a quiet room to just sit and think, with piece of paper and pencil. You explanations were much appreciated. Richard

In the Sept issue of Discover they had an article about Einstein. In the article they mentioned something about Special Relativity that I always suspected but had never seen in print. They basically stated that the reason a beam of light always passes you at "c" (the speed of light) no...

Hey Guys, I have read, Schrödinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality by John Gribbin and also "The Whole Shebang" by Timothy Ferris. I have also read a lot of books on Cosmology. What I'm looking for now is a book specifically on Quantum mechanics that is light on the math. (Only have a...