Re: [Vo]:Homogeniety of space and the Lorentz transformations

2012-08-29 Thread David Jonsson
an contraction on the single axis approaching C the contraction > observed due to suppression would be symmetrical with no need for any > spatial displacement. > > Fran > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* David Jonsson [mailto:davidjonssonswe...@gmail.com] > *Sen

RE: [Vo]:Homogeniety of space and the Lorentz transformations

2012-08-20 Thread Roarty, Francis X
due to suppression would be symmetrical with no need for any spatial displacement. Fran From: David Jonsson [mailto:davidjonssonswe...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 9:48 AM To: vortex-l Subject: EXTERNAL: [Vo]:Homogeniety of space and the Lorentz transformations I was checking the der

Re: [Vo]:Homogeniety of space and the Lorentz transformations

2012-08-20 Thread Harry Veeder
Concretely, one should be asking if the laws of motion are isotropic in a given context. Experientially they are not, but the mechanical world view insists they are. Consider a pebble. It does not continue to move in straight line in the direction it is thrown, so to overide the experience that mot

[Vo]:Homogeniety of space and the Lorentz transformations

2012-08-20 Thread David Jonsson
I was checking the derivation of the Lorentz transformation and it mentions that it relies on space being "homogeneous" or on "isotropy of the space". Why are these assumptions made? See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorentz_transformation#From_physical_principles And as far as I have read 1 or 2