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Old July 25th 11, 12:26 AM posted to sci.physics.relativity,sci.physics,sci.math,sci.astro
Androcles[_45_]
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Default Understanding Einstein's simple derivation of the Lorentz Transformation


"Marvin the Martian" wrote in message
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| On Sun, 24 Jul 2011 23:54:46 +0100, Androcles wrote:
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| "Marvin the Martian" wrote in message
| ... | On Sun, 24 Jul
| 2011 22:50:12 +0100, Androcles wrote: |
| | "Marvin the Martian" wrote in message |
| ... | Damn it!! | |
| | | Einstein did NOT derive the Lorentz transformation. | | |
| Lorentz derived the Lorentz transformation. | | ... without any time
| vector. Nor did he divide length by | sqrt(1-v^2/c^2), he multiplied.
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| | Cite.
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| Certainly:
| http://tinyurl.com/6go8no5
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| I have a couple of editions of that book.
|

Then read one and throw the other away, imbecile.