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Subject: Re: Langevin's paradox again
From: nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder)
Reply-To: jjlxa31@xs4all.nl (J. J. Lodder)
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:04:29 +0200
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Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> wrote:

> Am Donnerstag000011, 11.07.2024 um 13:14 schrieb J. J. Lodder:
> > Richard Hachel <r.hachel@wanadou.fr> wrote:
> > 
> >> Langevin's paradox.
> >> The Langevin paradox is a very serious criticism against the theory of
> >> relativity. Unfortunately, the canonization and divinization of Albert
> >> Einstein as the new son of God on earth (it was excessive in both
> >> substance and form) completely obscured the problem, and we only saw
> >> dozens high-level theorists were right against him, and that their
> >> grievances were audible.
> > 
> > Here you have Langevin (seated in front of the blackboard)
> > with Einstein and Ehrenfest.
> > You can see how devastated Einstein is at his theory
> > having been destroyed by Langevin, can't you?
> > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Langevin#/media/File:EinsteinEhrenfestKa
merlingh-OnnesWeiss.jpg>
> > 
> > BTW, Einstein is on record as having praised Langevin
> > as 'the only Frenchman who understands relativity'.
> > Langevin started lecturing on relativity in 1910.
> 
> I had assumed, that Einstein spoke French very well.

In your fantasy world.

> He had several other opportunities to speak French.
> 
> E.g. the works of Poincaré were written in French and seemingly Einstein
> knew them.

Some of them. Being able to read and understand is quite different
from being able to speak, let alone fluently.

> He had attended the 'Solveig Conference' which was held in French.

Incapable of looking up a correct spelling, as usual.
And no, the Solvay conferences were not held in French.
Speakers at the conferences spoke their own languages.
That's why they always had Lorentz presiding.
(who was fluent in all)

> Einstein had also a number of contacts to people speaking French, like:
> 
> Marie Curie
> Langvin
> George Lemaitre
> 
> But when did he learn French?
> 
> He had no particular talent for foreign languages, which can be seen at
> his very poor perfomance in English, after ten years in Princton!!
> 
> So: where, when and why did he learn French?
> 
> My current 'work hypothesis' goes like this:
> 
> he was actually Swiss citizen from birth and born in the west of 
> Szwizzerland, were they speak German and French.

Your fantasy world again.

> And possibly his CV was a complete fake and his name wasn't Einstein and
> he was possibly not even a Jew (which is why he declined the presidency
> of Israel).

Even more fantasy.
Have you considered that he may have been an extraterrestrial?

Jan