[TML] White Dwarfs, Black Holes & 100 Diameters

[shadow at shadowgard.com]

On 5 Nov 2007 at 15:01, Anthony Jackson wrote:

> shadow at shadowgard.com wrote:
> 
> > Yes, but the idea of all jumps being figured with respect to that 
> > reference frame *does* constitute a preferred frame of reference. 
> > Which violates relativity.
> 
> Actually, no, it doesn't. Relativity prevents you from finding out 
> certain things without outside information, but if the jump drive is 
> detecting outside information, it's no more a relativity violation than 
> looking out the window.

You've completely misunderstood both what the original poster was 
saying and what I said.

Essentially, he was saying that jump entry/exit & duration are the 
same in some particular reference frame. This was to avoid the 
problems with them being measured in the frame of the ship entering 
jump. 

But that makes that "particular reference frame" special. Which 
breaks relativity. Because according to it, all frames are equal.


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Leonard Erickson (aka shadow)
shadow at shadowgard dot com