Summary
Special relativists allege that the length of an object and the distance in its direction of travel contract
simply because of the speed at which it travels. They claim to have derived these supernatural
interpretations from equations and to have proven them with experiments.
First, I argue that we don't need numbers and equations to resolve these qualitative issues. In
science, logic always preempts math and precedes the design of an experiment. Then, we can't prove
these allegations with an experiment if we cannot even design the experiment first. There is no way to
design the experiments of Special Relativity because they are based on unimaginable conditions. A
more fundamental problem of the conclusions of Special Relativity is that the mathematicians attempt
to move concepts.
I show here that the entire length contraction theory of Special Relativity is founded on misconceived
terms. Specifically, Einstein's birdbrains confuse length with distance and distance with distance-
traveled. The surrealistic physical interpretations of Special Relativity trace their origins to poor
definitions and irrational logic.
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- Last modified 06/15/08
- Copyright © by Nila Gaede 2008
Module main page: Special Relativistic Nonsense
This module: Relativists don't understand the difference between distance and distance-traveled
Pages in this module:
- 1. What do relativists mean by length contraction?
2. My ruler can contract, but not its length!
3. None of the three length contraction versions of relativity are rational
- a. Contraction from the traveler's perspective:
Relativists say that a speeding muon draws two mountains together
- b. Contraction from the observer's perspective:
SR contradicts GR
c. Real contraction:
We don't prove contraction with equations or experiments
| Relativists don't understand the difference between distance and distance-traveled |
| Adapted for the Internet from: Why God Doesn't Exist |
| Of course! |
length = distance = distance traveled
| What don't you understand, Bill? |
