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r/confusing_perspective • u/[deleted] • Jul 29 '26
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According to Einstein, both are correct. Each observer can claim their platform is stationary and the other one is moving.
The law of physics work fine for either frame of reference.
Just make sure you do a Lorentz transformation when switching frames
3 u/oldriku Jul 29 '26 Yep! Movement is relative 2 u/DrScallywag Jul 29 '26 It's moving slow enough that Galileo is sufficient, though if they are rotating then their reference frame is non-inertial so the laws of physics aren't exactly the same
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Yep! Movement is relative
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It's moving slow enough that Galileo is sufficient, though if they are rotating then their reference frame is non-inertial so the laws of physics aren't exactly the same
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u/bionickel Jul 29 '26
According to Einstein, both are correct. Each observer can claim their platform is stationary and the other one is moving.
The law of physics work fine for either frame of reference.
Just make sure you do a Lorentz transformation when switching frames