[Physics] Physics Digest, Vol 19, Issue 5

[carmam at tiscali.co.uk]

Tuffail, I quoted the words of Einstein. Did you not notice that "But the meter rod is moving with the velocity v relative to K." was in quotes? Radial velocity and relative velocity are the same thing.Relative definition : considered in relation or in proportion to something else. The pertinant point here is - in relation to something else. In the context Einstein used, that relationship is distance between two points.Radial definition : of or arranged like rays or the radii of a circle; diverging in lines from a common center. If something moves away from a point source (which can be considered a centre) in a straight line, it is moving radially away. Not often stated explicitly as in that context, as it must always be so moving.

 Tom.


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From: tufail.abbas at gmail.com

Date: 02/12/2018 20:36 

To: <carmam at tiscali.co.uk>, "General Physics and Natural Philosophy discussion list"<physics at tuks.nl>

Subj: Re: [Physics] Physics Digest, Vol 19, Issue 5



Tom,
K is not the position of the observer but it is the coordinate system of observer's frame.
Still if you continue to insist that radial and relative would mean the same thing, then I have nothing more to say,
Thanks for interacting :)
Regards,
Tufail 


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