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| 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 |
| Message-ID | <l3qvp4ForrjU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
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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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