Hi Billy, Um, there’s no junk. Einstein still respects F = M * A.
M just gets reinterpreted. http://www.mrelativity.net/relationshipef/the_relationship_between_e_and_f_p1.htm > Lesson for today > Not sure what the real lesson is... E Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 16, 2018, at 12:40, Billy Rojas <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Ernie: > > Sometimes I tune in to a lecture given by a teacher at LCC who has a couple > > of shows on one of our education channels. This is strictly hit-or-miss, > > as when I need a break from my studies and there is no football game > > to watch nor a program with a sexy actress who has nice breasts to look at. > > In these circumstances 'professor' Borrowdale can be a tonic > > > > To be sure, half the time he either is wrong about something or no better > > than half right. But now and then he "clicks." Today was one such occasion. > > > > He was discussing physics, specifically the problem posed by the existence > > of two kinds of physics, Newtonian and Einsteinian, > > > > Say we have an equation, F (Force) = Mass plus Action. Or Mass plus Energy. > > But in the world of frontiers of science nothing is ever that simple. > > For making stew, OK, F =M+A works out just fine. Or for mixing cement > > or a large number of other ordinary tasks. But if you want to send an > astronaut > > to the Moon or Mars, that equation will not do at all. Why not? > > Because of the Einstein factor. > > > > Relativity is real, hence the equation should really be: > > F= M+A+ Junk > > with "Junk" being all the stuff from GRT that you need to take into account > > as well as whatever stuff must be considered thanks to Heisenberg > > and quantum mechanics. > > > > > > This is similar to the problems faced by historians when trying to generalize > > about history. There never is the equivalent of F=M+A, > > it is always "+Junk" with Junk referring to quirks of nature, > > foibles of human nature, chance events, lost opportunities, mistakes, and so > forth. > > > > This has direct relevance to creating education policy or creating a new kind > of school > > or devising a new kind of theology or a new political philosophy and > you-name-it. > > There can never be F=M+A, it is always F=M+A+ Junk. > > > > > > Lesson for today > > > > Billy > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
