Re: Hewitt Special Relativity Example (Long)

[John Mallinckrodt <ajm@CSUPOMONA.EDU>]

> At 11:31 PM -0700 10/19/02, John Mallinckrodt wrote:
> > > But if there is a simple argument that has eluded me, I'd
> >   >like to hear it.  Hewitt offers none ...
> >
> > It is interesting, however, to note that his argument might well
> > *seem* to apply equally well to sound waves; the reason it doesn't is
> > a little subtle.  To his credit, he does *say* that it doesn't apply
> > to waves that require a medium, but he doesn't explain why.
>
>         This 'subtlety' can be cleared up by stressing the postulate
> of c being constant. For waves that utilize a medium - this is not
> the case.
>
> This posting is the position of the writer, not that of SUNY-BSC,
> NAU or the AAPT.


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