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Re: New version of my annotations to SRT

From Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de>
Newsgroups sci.physics.relativity
Subject Re: New version of my annotations to SRT
Date 2024-02-23 08:33 +0100
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Am 22.02.2024 um 17:16 schrieb Volney:

>>>>>> In this context I had critizised the prase 'axis of X', because 'X'
>>>>>> was already the name of the x-axis of system K.
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>
>>>>> Of course a translation of X-Achse to 'axis of X' rather than 'X_axis'
>>>>> is hardly the fault of Einstein or a flaw in relativity.
>>
>> Actually both are wrong, because the tall letters were the name of the
>> axes themselves, while small letters were the coordinates.
>> 'X-axes' is wrong
>> 'X_axis' is wrong
>> 'axis of X' is wrong, too.
>>
>> ('x-axis' is correct or possibly 'axis of x')
>
> Why do you claim this? The name of the x axis is just that, a name. It
> could be nearly anything. The sensible part would be to associate the
> names of the X (Y or Z) axis with the names of the x (y or z) variables
> without using the exact same name. Which is what was done, calling the
> axis 'X-Achse' and the associated variable 'x'. Similarly for

Actually symbols in equations are 'case sensitive'.

Therefore, 'X' is not equal to 'x'.

(If you think otherwise, you should ask a specialist.)

What is commonly done or used by the public is patently irrelevant in 
theoretical physics.

...

TH

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Re: New version of my annotations to SRT Volney <volney@invalid.invalid> - 2024-02-22 11:16 -0500
  Re: New version of my annotations to SRT Teodro Narváez Zuñiga <bago@nzveeo.es> - 2024-02-22 19:50 +0000
  Re: New version of my annotations to SRT Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2024-02-23 08:33 +0100
    Re: New version of my annotations to SRT Igarashi Sawamatsu <ahtaga@eaaa.jp> - 2024-02-23 13:15 +0000
      Re: New version of my annotations to SRT Physfitfreak <Physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2024-02-23 13:49 -0600
        Re: New version of my annotations to SRT Kassin Juárez Velazquez <ses@lzvk.es> - 2024-02-23 22:21 +0000
          Re: New version of my annotations to SRT Physfitfreak <Physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2024-02-23 17:31 -0600
            Re: New version of my annotations to SRT Ross Finlayson <ross.a.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2024-02-23 16:27 -0800
        Re: New version of my annotations to SRT Suárez Romà De la cruz <yov@rcae.es> - 2024-02-23 22:32 +0000
    Re: New version of my annotations to SRT Volney <volney@invalid.invalid> - 2024-02-23 11:38 -0500

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