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From: kk9w@pur-ee.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.physics
Subject: The Second as a function of Time
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Date: Mon, 29-Aug-83 08:57:36 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 29 08:57:36 1983
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The comment was made here that surely I shouldn't suggest that seconds
change as a function of time.  Suggest, no, but prove, why not?

The time rate of change of a second can be denoted dt.  By examining the
derivative (or time rate of change of seconds) it can be seen that
dt/dt = 1, not 90.   This shows the time rate of change of seconds is not
0, but some finite constant (the exact value being relative to the unitt
system, phase of the moon, alcohol content of the prover's blood, etc.)

Thanks for listening.

Dave Andersen pur-ee!kk9w