Kozmikaze@lemmy.world to Physics@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 months agoThe most famous thought experimentmastodon.socialexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: science_memes@mander.xyz
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkThe most famous thought experimentmastodon.socialKozmikaze@lemmy.world to Physics@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square2linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: science_memes@mander.xyz
minus-squaretatelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-24 months agoOK, yes, but that is over simplifying Einstein’s “thought experiment.” Or perhaps he’s the one who oversimplified it? He should have said there is no experiment which can distinguish between an acceleration and a uniform gravitational field. Of course, the latter doesn’t exist in nature. So,…
OK, yes, but that is over simplifying Einstein’s “thought experiment.” Or perhaps he’s the one who oversimplified it?
He should have said there is no experiment which can distinguish between an acceleration and a uniform gravitational field.
Of course, the latter doesn’t exist in nature. So,…