Re: Hewitt Special Relativity Example (Long)

["Carl E. Mungan" <mungan@USNA.EDU>]

John M wrote:

> Everything in this argument (except, perhaps*, the conclusion)
> applies equally well to sound waves.  So how would you explain to a
> student why the conclusion doesn't?  I'll leave this, for now, as an
> exercise!
>
> * I say "perhaps" because the conclusion is a little vague about who
> is doing the sending and who is doing the receiving.  With
> appropriate assignments, the conclusion *does* apply to sound waves.

Neat! Okay, time's up, I'd love to hear the rest of the details. Carl
--
Carl E. Mungan, Asst. Prof. of Physics  410-293-6680 (O) -3729 (F)
      U.S. Naval Academy, Stop 9C, Annapolis, MD 21402-5026
mungan@usna.edu    http://physics.usna.edu/physics/faculty/mungan/

This posting is the position of the writer, not that of SUNY-BSC, NAU or the AAPT.