From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Warren Ockrassa
On Aug 12, 2005, at 12:38 PM, The Fool wrote:
>> If you could overcome the effects of gravity and slow an object's (such
>> as a space probe's) absolute velocity to very close to but not quite
>> zero, would the uncertanty principle cause the object's position to
>> become so uncertain that it 'jumps' for lack of a better term,
>> significantly long distances to be useful in say, exploring the
>> universe at vast distances from the sol system?
>Umm, I don't think the term "absolute velocity" means anything in an
>expanding universe, nor does the idea of making it 0.
Interesting. I have been reading a book (now and then) that put things in a way
I had not considered it before. It speaks of the universe really being not
space or time, but spacetime. Motion must be consider realative to spacetime,
not just space (or time). What was wierd was this idea of a combined limit. If
you are moving totally in space (eg at the speed of light) then there is no
room left to move in time (eg an event horizon kinda thing).
A parked car and you. You are not moving through space relative to each other,
and are moving through time at the same rate (And all it and your movement is
through time). When the car drives off, part of its motion through time is
diverted into movement through space, and thus its movement through time is
slowed down (relative to you).
After trying to get this, what remained of my brain began to wonder was: If you
were not moving at all in space (the absolute stillness idea - relative to what
I dont know - bear with me). Does that mean that you are moving totally in
time. Would time just be over in an instant? Then it got all freaky and my
brain stalled.
Andrew
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