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Group: sci.physics.relativity · Group Profile
Author: jpkjpk Date: May 13, 2008 00:30
> Tell the OP also that the principle of relativity fails in the case of
> acceleration, so it cannot be a principle of physics/ Acceleration is
> absolute. When we have A and B observers moving towards eachother, and
> one of them accelerates, things happen in his frame of reference that
> do not happen in the frame that is moving inertially. Thus, the
> principle does not apply.
There are two versions of Relativity. 1)Special 2)General.
Special Theory of relativity deals with systems with constant
velocities(ie no accelerating systems considered).
General Theory of relativity deals with the acceleration and gravity,
and is applicable to any kind of systems. So special theory of
relativity becomes a specific situation of General Theory of
relativity(or General Theory of relativity includes Special Theory of
relativity).
So, Mike, what you said is right if we consider only special theory of
relativity. But General Theory of relativity precisely deals with the
accelerating bodies....
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