Sujet : Re: The first postulate is a truism.
De : mikko.levanto (at) *nospam* iki.fi (Mikko)
Groupes : sci.physics.relativityDate : 21. Jun 2025, 11:22:37
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On 2025-06-21 01:28:15 +0000, LaurenceClarkCrossen said:
On Fri, 20 Jun 2025 9:06:49 +0000, Mikko wrote:
On 2025-06-19 17:37:29 +0000, LaurenceClarkCrossen said:
Perplexity:
"The First Postulate of Special Relativity
Statement of the First Postulate
The first postulate of special relativity, also known as the principle
of relativity, states:
The laws of physics are the same in all inertial frames of
reference."
"truism
/ˈtrˌizƏm/ n. a statement that is obviously true and says nothing new
or interesting. —truistic/trˈistik/ adj." -Oxford American.
The first postulate is not a truism. It is possible to imagine a world
where it is not true and to believe that we actually live in a such
world.
Do you think it is warranted for critics to interpret the first
postulate as including the assumption that all motion is relative?
That all motion is relative is a consequence of the first postulate.
-- Mikko
The first postulate is a truism.
Re: The first postulate is a truism.