Re: [Phys-l] Does COBE data contradict relativty?

[Jack Uretsky <jlu@hep.anl.gov>]

Some implications of there being a "preferred frame" were discussed by 
Arons in his book <A Guide to the Teaching of Introductory Physics>.
				Regards,
					Jack


On Tue, 1 May 2007, Folkerts, Timothy J wrote:

> Data of the cosmic microwave background radiation from COBE (Cosmic
> Background Explorer) suggests that we are moving in the general
> direction of the constellation Leo.  In some sense, the background
> radiation defines a preferred reference frame - the rest frame of the
> universe if you will.
>
> Doesn't this contradict the principle of relativity (at least the
> colloquial expression) - that there is no preferred reference frame?
> That there is no way to judge absolute movement?
>
> Tim Folkerts
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