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Old October 13th 03 posted to sci.physics,sci.physics.relativity
Dirk Van de moortel
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Default MMX and Time Dilation


"Peter Riedt" wrote in message om...

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The Lorentz transformations are used by Special Relativity (SR) to
support its contention that the speed of light is constant. Every body
has the coordinates x, y, z and t. In the Lorentz transformations,
coordinates x and t of moving bodies are affected by a factor, Gamma,
while y and z remain the same. SR assumes that in moving bodies, the x
axis contracts by sqrt(1-(c^2/v^2) and t dilates by sqrt(1-(c^2/v^2).


Just curious: what do you think happens with the
product x*t ?

Dirk Vdm


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