> I will work with small steps again, like before. > Do not object to something that is not written and that > I might have said before. We start from scratch. > If at some step you don't agree, stop there and skip > everything that follows. Just say OK or not OKAY, and in the > latter case, a short reason - NOT involving multiple observers > in relative motion and clocks. Only ONE OBSERVER. > > 1C) A bomb explodes at a distance D and at time T according > to me - but, again, you can use *your* favourite definitions > and measurements of distance, speed and time. > You freely choose some value for v of the bomb, but let's > say you pick some v > 0, to signify that the bomb is going in > some positive x-direction. > So we know that the equation of motion of the bomb is > x - D = v (t-T) > where > t = time in my frame > v = velocity of bomb > x = distance of bomb to me at time t > D = given distance of explosion event > T = given time of explosion event > in other words: at time t, the bomb is at distance > x = D + v (t-T), > so indeed, at the given time T, the bomb is at the given > distance D. > > > 2C) If I want the bomb to explode at the given distance D > at the given time T, then my outgoing signal must be present > there and then, so the equation of motion of the outgoing > signal is > x - D = c (t-T) > where > t = time in my frame > c = light speed (direction positive x-axis) > x = distance of outgoing signal at time t > D = given distance of explosion event > T = given time of explosion event > in other words, at time t, the outgoing signal is at > distance > x = D + c (t-T), I am not quite with you here: from your equations obtained in 1C (x=D+v(t-T)) and 2C (x=D+c(t-T)) one obtains v=c. |
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