Edgar, It might help if we all used consistent language for "present", "event", "simultaneous", etc. I recommend we use the definitions which Einstein works out (starting on page 2 of his paper):
http://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/einstein/specrel/specrel.pdf It would avoid a lot of confusion I think, because so far we seem to be talking past each other over what basic words mean. Jason On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 5:45 PM, Edgar L. Owen <edgaro...@att.net> wrote: > Liz, > > Yes, of course you are correct. They do it all the time but in the present > moment rather than any clock time simultaneity. Without a present moment > when do they meet up and compare? Certainly not in their individual clock > times which are different. > > Edgar > > On Sunday, January 5, 2014 4:29:29 PM UTC-5, Liz R wrote: >> >> On 6 January 2014 10:16, Edgar L. Owen <edga...@att.net> wrote: >> >>> Liz, >>> >>> What is explained quite well by relativity is the differing clock times. >>> The fact they differ in the same present moment is not even recognized nor >>> explained by relativity.... It's a basic but totally unexplained >>> assumption.... >>> >>> There is no reason in SR why observers can't meet up and compare their >> clocks. >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
