Looking for specific Relativity example The example had to do with two people walking along a sidew

Regina Ewing

Regina Ewing

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2022-05-19

Looking for specific Relativity example
The example had to do with two people walking along a sidewalk in opposite directions, and an alien race on a planet millions of light-years away planning an invasion of the Solar System. The example showed that in one walker's reference frame the invasion fleet had departed, but in the other reference frame the fleet had not.
At the time, the explanation made perfect sense, but I have forgotten the details and have never run across this example again.
Does anybody know where this was, or have the text of the explanation?

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bamenyab4mxn

Beginner2022-05-20Added 16 answers

I think you are talking about the Rietdjik-Putnam argument.

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