Timeline for Can a light clock be absolute rather than relative?
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| Jan 28, 2017 at 1:38 | comment | added | DAC | So if the mirrors are one metre apart, we can say for the stationary frame, either of t0 things. The clock ticks every time the light hits the mirrors, or every time the light travels one metre. And as one metre is the same in both frames, the clock should tick every one metre travelled by the light irrespective of the frame. Obviously this contradicts S.R.. Paradox? | |
| Jan 27, 2017 at 19:18 | comment | added | HDE 226868 | @DAC In frames where the clocks are moving parallel in a direction perpendicular to their separation, yes. | |
| Jan 27, 2017 at 5:39 | comment | added | DAC | Is the distance a light clocks mirrors are apart the same in both frames? | |
| Jan 27, 2017 at 5:36 | comment | added | DAC | Is the distance a light clocks mirrors are apart, the same in both frames? | |
| Jan 27, 2017 at 3:40 | history | answered | HDE 226868 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |