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From: jlg@lanl.ARPA (Jim Giles)
Newsgroups: net.physics
Subject: GR and rotation
Message-ID: <557@lanl.ARPA>
Date: Sun, 16-Mar-86 16:29:04 EST
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Posted: Sun Mar 16 16:29:04 1986
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Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Keywords: general relativity, justifying assertions

In article <12400@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> weemba@brahms.UUCP (Matthew P. Wiener) writes:
>...                                   The fact that Alpha Centauri is
>seen moving slower than light in ONE frame means it moves slower than
>light in ALL frames.

This, of course, was EXACTLY my point.  Alpha Centauri IS moving slower
than light in ALL frames.  Therefore, a coordinate system anchored the
the Earth in NOT a 'frame' - which is what the Russell quote implies.
Attaching vectors x0 - x4 to a rock and calling it a frame is NOT an
application of relativity.

J. Giles
Los Alamos

P.S.  Why is 'name calling' a keyword for this discussion?  I haven't
   called anyone any names yet.  Neither has anyone called me any names.
   Or is it just left over from the subject 'Bogus Physics' which is
   different than this one: 'Bogus Physics reamplified'?  Anyway, I am
   changing the subject line to 'GR and rotation'.  I have also removed
   it from net.origins and removed the 'name calling' keyword.