In reply to H LV's message of Wed, 26 Feb 2020 14:21:20 -0500: Hi Harry, >In Galilean relativity if I walk eastward towards a tree with uniform >velocity this is equivalent to saying the tree is moving westward towards >me with the same uniform velocity. As a fundamental proposition of modern >physics this is eminently useful but it is also absurd. [snip] Have you ever been sitting in a train next to another train, at the station, and when you see relative motion between the two wondered whether it is the other train or your own that is moving?
Regards, Robin van Spaandonk local asymmetry = temporary success
