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Re: STEVE CARLIP AND IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA

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From: caliber
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:42
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On Jan 14, 9:52 pm, JanPB <film...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 14, 7:17 am, Pentcho Valev <pva...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
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> >http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity/SpeedOfLight/speed_o...
> > Steve Carlip: "Einstein went on to discover a more general theory of
> > relativity which explained gravity in terms of curved spacetime, and
> > he talked about the speed of light changing in this new theory.  In
> > the 1920 book "Relativity: the special and general theory" he wrote:
> > ". . . according to the general theory of relativity, the law of the
> > constancy of the velocity of light in vacuo, which constitutes one of
> > the two fundamental assumptions in the special theory of relativity
> > [. . .] cannot claim any unlimited validity.  A curvature of rays of
> > light can only take place when the velocity of propagation of light
> > varies with position."  Since Einstein talks of velocity (a vector
> > quantity: speed with direction) rather than speed alone, it is not
> > clear that he meant the speed will change, but the reference to
> > special relativity suggests that he did mean so.  THIS INTERPRETATION
> > IS PERFECTLY VALID AND MAKES GOOD PHYSICAL SENSE, BUT A MORE MODERN
> > INTERPRETATION IS THAT THE SPEED OF LIGHT IS CONSTANT in general
> > relativity."
>
> >http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/loyola-spirex.html
> > Ignatius of Loyola: "To be right in everything, we ought always to
> > hold that THE WHITE WHICH I SEE, IS BLACK, if the Hierarchical Church
> > so decides it...."
>
> > Pentcho Valev
> > pva...@yahoo.com
>
> Speed of light measured at a distance need not be c in GR. This is an
> old hat (ca. 1916) which apparently brought you a headache (unlike the
> hat in Meyrink's "Golem").
>
> --
> Jan Bielawski

sorry man, i cant understand what tha fok is

"speed of light measured at a distance"

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