Re: [Phys-l] Equations (causal relationship)

["Spagna Jr., George" <gspagna@rmc.edu>]

Brian McInnes wrote:

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> One (or more) force(s) acts (act) on a particle; a particle  
> experiences a single acceleration (which may have a different value  
> in a different frame of reference).

Without entering the ongoing debate, I note that the acceleration will
be the same for all observers in inertial reference frames as long as
we're in the regime of classical (non-relativistic) mechanics.

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