tomBitonti
Hero
Hi,
Yes, I was using demonstration loosely, more meaning by doing some equations on a blackboard.
I follow most of the rest which you have written. What I'm looking for is more about what physical assumptions are allowed at the beginning of the demonstation. Also, what means of measuring time and distance are taken as safe to use. Given the very slight effects at slow speeds, everyday means of measurement don't seem safe to take as reliable, at least not to the level of accuracy which are sufficient to detect the effects.
I ask because of difficulties that I have in recounting the basic demonstration, a difficulty not in doing the math, which is quite simple, but rather in knowing what assumptions are made at the beginning. What is the physical basis for the reasoning which follows?
Thx!
tomB
Yes, I was using demonstration loosely, more meaning by doing some equations on a blackboard.
I follow most of the rest which you have written. What I'm looking for is more about what physical assumptions are allowed at the beginning of the demonstation. Also, what means of measuring time and distance are taken as safe to use. Given the very slight effects at slow speeds, everyday means of measurement don't seem safe to take as reliable, at least not to the level of accuracy which are sufficient to detect the effects.
I ask because of difficulties that I have in recounting the basic demonstration, a difficulty not in doing the math, which is quite simple, but rather in knowing what assumptions are made at the beginning. What is the physical basis for the reasoning which follows?
Thx!
tomB