> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Behalf Of Warren Ockrassa
> 
> On Aug 16, 2005, at 10:51 PM, Andrew Paul wrote:
> 
> [Robert, I believe]
> 
> >> And for an object to have absolute zero momentum in a relativistic
> >> universe the entire universe and every object in it would also have
to
> >> have absolute zero momentum.
> >
> > I would have thought that was the case anyway. Surely the universe
does
> > have zero momentum?  Doesn't it?
> 
> Relative to what?
> 

Yes, exactly...

I guess I was taking the view that kinda by definition, it would have to
have zero momentum overall. But I suppose that depends if you think the
universe is a zero-sum game or not. Infinite and zero-sum, yea, that
sounds like a good sort of universe.

Andrew

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