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To: camerakid400
Newtons laws are not wrong. It just depends on how they are used and what reference frame the measurements are made in.

How do they work at relativistic speeds? And how precise are they at non relativistic speeds? 12 decimals? That isn't precise enough.

936 posted on 01/04/2009 6:50:54 AM PST by LeGrande
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To: LeGrande

Newton’s laws work fine in reference frames moving at relativistic constant velocity, as long as you make the measurements inside the moving frame.

If you make measurements on an object moving at relativistic speeds and you are measuring from the earth’s frame, then the Lorentz factor must be used.


943 posted on 01/04/2009 9:41:15 AM PST by camerakid400
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