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Is it possible to tell whether the space ship is moving or not?
Consider a space ship which is not under any force. Being inside the space ship, I will make a robotic fly from the platform to crawl inside using my remote. For simplicity assume that space ship will ...
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In space I am moving wrt to what?
Let us suppose I am running on a street. When my eyes are open, I can see many things moving backward, and thus it gives me an idea that I am moving wrt those things. Not even this, even if I close my ...
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Is the assumption that the two reference frames be inertial required in the derivation of transformation equations?
In the derivation of Galilean transformations the only assumption is that the two frames are moving with some uniform relative velocity $u$.
Suppose with respect to some inertial frame $O$ the two ...
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Inertial Frames of Reference - Inertial vs. Accelerated Frames
According to Robert Resnick's book "Introduction to Special Relativity", a line states the following as the definition of an inertial frame of reference: "We define an inertial system as a frame of ...
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Confused on Newton's second law being invariant under relativity
I am a math student with some interests in physics. I picked up a book called "A First Course in General Relativity", and I am confused on the second page. I am assuming by notation or convention.
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Inertial and non-inertial frames of references
I've heard from a physics professor that there's no stationary platform to observe and analyze a body in motion. Why did he mention that? Is it because even seemingly stationary objects like a parked ...
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