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Article #450Re: HOW EINSTEIN USED MAXWELL
From: Marvin the Martian
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 14:05
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 14:05
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On Tue, 11 May 2010 22:19:45 -0700, Koobee Wublee wrote: > On May 6, 5:21 pm, Marvin the Martian wrote: > >> Indeed, the fact that there was asymmetry in Maxwell's equations with >> regard to electromagnetic induction ruled out a rest frame > > This is not true. Because of Maxwell's equations, the mid-to- > late-19th-century physicists all believed in the Aether --- an absolute > frame of reference. As Professor Roberts fondly would say "you need to > study the subject at hand" and follow up by a <shrug>. So, <shrug> That doesn't follow from what I said. They also believed in God, but that also had nothing to do with Maxwell's equations. >> and lead to >> the investigation of how the equations DO transform. > > Oh, yes, you can transform all you want, but try not to play a fast one > by introducing mathemagics into all these steps, OK? Okay, for a second, I thought you were a serious poster. If you consider mathematics to be magic, then you're a waste of time. < snip drivel >
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