I read what you quoted. I read the link at the bottom. I didn't notice the link at the top.
Now I've read the link at the top, too.
About time.
The guy doesn't say special relativity is wrong or that it should be chucked out.
.........but none do what needs to be done, which is to drop Einstein and adopt Minkowski. ........
..............I feel that the time has come to relegate the "two postulates" to the dustbin of history,..................
Then you have a different view of english than I do.
He says it should be taught in a different way. I agree with him in part, but I have problems with his imaginary-numbers approach to spacetime, for complicated reasons that you'd be quite incapable of understanding.
I only have a hard time understanding why you don't understand the arguement about :
Paper:"..........I say, "I can visit Rome, but I cannot visit Julius Caesar. So we need some distinction between space and time. Suggestions, please?" Almost always, after some Socratic prodding, I do get "use imaginary numbers for one, and real numbers for the other?" I reward the student by announcing "you have just discovered Einstein's theory of special relativity!" .............
I don't know why you think this guy supports anything you say, MacM. Your crazy physics have nothing to do with what he wrote in the linked article.
Gee and I would think you realized that saying computing space-time as one being real and the other as imaginary, sort of fits my arguement that mathematically the theory works but that it is not physically real and that it is the space contraction component that is not real.
He also is not thrilled with using the two postulates, and as I have argued, sees Einstein back away from his claim of light invariance.
I never said nor implied he was a UniKEF convert or had ever been exposed to my arguement for falsification. That is just more of your absurd false extrapolations to have something negative to post.
The fact is Minkowski is simular to SR in that it requires Flat Space-Time.
but it is not SR it has differences. That does not make it valid either when physics are violated. It only makes it useful knowing part of it is imaginary and has limited application.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minkowski_space
Nevertheless, even in such cases, Minkowski space is still a good description in an
infinitesimally small region surrounding any point (barring gravitational singularities).
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Now get real and post your solution about:
......___TT___...._RT_
v = 0.5d / 0.5t = d / t
This basic simple mathematical expression shows that the two arguements posted in SR for what each observers experiences are in fact identical and NO time dilation occurs as a result of length contraction.
SR's assertion that the twin arrives back having recorded less time because he traveled less distance is a blatant error in physics. He ONLY records less time because his clock actually physically dilated and is dilated in all frames.
d = 1
tr = d / vr = 1 vr = d/tr = 1
tt = d / vt = 0.5 vt = d / 0.5 = 2
Relative velocity as used in SR is the universal absolute velocity which is symmetrical but local calculated velocity is not. As a local clock dilates the local observer must compute a different velocity.
A dilated clock works.
A...................................................B......................................A Trip Rest
0..........1............2............3............4.........5........6.........7......8 Rest Time
A...................................................B......................................A Travel Trip
0.......................1..........................2...................3..................4 Travel Time
Contraction of Distance does NOT. Clocks tick in synch and when twin returns home - Game over and Rest view is falsified.
A...................................................B......................................A Rest Trip
0..........1............2............3............4.........5........6.........7......8 Rest Time
A.......................B..........................A Travel Trip
0..........1............2............3............4 Travel Time
Extrapolating SR into scenarios involving light years distance through space CLEARLY is not applying it in an
infinitesimally small region devoid of gravity.
It is out right BS promoting something that is merely useful under limited conditions recognizing that part of it is merely imaginary into some fabulous magical thing that simply does not exist.
You sir are nuts.