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Newton's law of inertia and time

General Physics 2007-05-23 v3

Abstract

A closer look (with hindsight) at Newtonian and relativistic kinematics reveals two things. Not surprisingly, Newtonian time remains the empty and artificial - albeit useful - figment it is known to be. Quite unexpectedly however it turns out that with an only slightly more physical time-concept, time and space remain separate entities and simultaneity of events becomes a meaningful concept even for physicists.

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@article{arxiv.physics/9807025,
  title  = {Newton's law of inertia and time},
  author = {Chris Leemann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/9807025},
  year   = {2007}
}

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