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Re: Navigation without Leap Seconds
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2008 Apr 18, 03:31 -0400
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2008 Apr 18, 03:31 -0400
Lu, you wrote: "The very act of moving the portable clock will throw it off. A mind-boggling challenge." Interestingly, it's no problem at all "in principle". The ability to synchronize clocks regardless of position and state of motion is literally a cornerstone of relativity. You'll find the basics outlined in any textbook of relativity. But something that is easy in principle may take herculean efforts in practice. That's the problem here, I think. -FER --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
