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Re: Cause and Effect



At 07:42 10/22/00 -0400, Robert Cohen wrote:
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if I am inside a box, I have no real way of distinguishing
between:

(a) accelerations relative to my reference frame caused by real forces
and
(b) apparent forces caused by accelerations relative to my reference frame

However, I'll still choose one or the other depending on whether it helps
me interpret the measurements I make.
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| Robert Cohen Department of Physics |
| East Stroudsburg University |
| bbq@esu.edu East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 |
| http://www.esu.edu/~bbq/ (570) 422-3428 |
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I have remarked before, that in the matter of physics explanations,
Robert has the gift of formulating the lucid epitome.

In reminding us of the equivalence of acceleration and force,
he chastens us for putting one ahead of the other in N2L.


brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net> Altus OK
Eureka!