Re: Causation in Physics: F=ma

[Brian Whatcott <betwys1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>]

At 10:10 PM 11/14/2003, Steven S., you wrote:
> // In special relativity _all_
> inertial observers will agree on the temporal ordering of events
> A and B _if_ those two events are causally related in _any_
> inertial frame. ///
> In general relativity the causal structure of spacetime is
> locally the same as special relativity, but that does not exclude
> global differences. ///
>  non-stable causality is "generally believed" to be physically
> unrealistic in general relativity ///
> --
> Stephen
> stephen@speicher.com


Supposing I can point to a causal event that is simultaneous
with a resulting event in some frame, it looks as though Steven
 is the person to explain why
"The relativity of simultaneity"  just ain't so?


Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka!